Whirlwind Cemetery

This book "The Peace Chiefs of the Cheyennes" by Stan Hoig is an excellent source of information. Two particular Cheyennes are discussed in detail:

"At the end of October, 1873, a delegation of Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho chiefs from the Cheyenne agency, headed by Little Robe and Whirlwind and escorted by Agent John D. Miles, arrived in Washington, D.C.....Little Robe answered that the Cheyenne and Arapaho chiefs were for peace....."

This web site decribes the Whirlwind Cemetery west of Watonga, Oklahoma: "This is an old cemetery 1/2 mile north of the site of the Whirlwind Mission and school (named for the Cheyenne Chief Old Whirlwind…..)" Here is a photo of the entrance:

In 1885, Chief Whirlwind visited the school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania with a delegation of Cheyennes. He was also part of a delegation visiting Washington D.C. in 1895. Other members of the delegation were Southern Cheyennes Little Wolf, Little Chief, Cloud Chief, White Horse, plus Arapaho chiefs Row of Lodges and Left Hand. Interpreters were Robert Burns and Clever Warden.







This is a photo of the historical marker in the Whirlwind Cemetery. The marker is engraved with "In memory of the people of Whirlwind Episcopal Church and the Rev'd. David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon.