National and State Register
Battle of Milk River Site
Rio Blanco County
In September of 1879, Ute warriors skirmished here with troops under the command of Major T.T. Thornburgh as the troops entered the Ute Reservation on an expedition from Fort Steele, Wyoming to the White River Agency in northwestern Colorado.
Located in the remote Milk Creek Valley, the battle site covers approximately 1,600 acres. Portions of a historic wagon road remain visible.
National Register
Address
Thornburgh Rd., 17 miles northeast of Meeker
Site Number
5RB.982