DENVER — Mount Evans, the 14er named after a territorial governor forced to resign following the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864, could soon be renamed Mount Blue Sky.
The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board unanimously recommended the name change of the Clear Creek County landmark at a meeting this week, after petitioners filed the request to remove the Evans name in an attempt to help members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes heal.
During the Sand Creek Massacre, U.S. soldiers attacked and killed the Cheyenne and Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado territory, even after they had tried to broker peace. Nov. 29 will be the 158th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre.
