- Antelope Hills
- Located 30 miles northwest of Cheyenne, this was a familiar landmark in early American history, once marking the international boundary line between the United States and Mexico.
- Battle of The Washita - Marker
- 2 mi. West Nov. 28, 1868, Col. George A. Custer, commanding 7th Cavalry, attacked the Cheyenne village of Chief Black Kettle. 153 Cheyenne casualties, and 34 U.S. troops killed or wounded. Among the killed was Capt. L.M. Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. Battle the start of Sheridan's Washita campaign.
- Black Kettle National Grassland
- The Black Kettle National Grassland contains 31,300 acres with 30,724 acres located near Cheyenne, Oklahoma, and the remaining 576 acres located near Canadian, Texas and comprising the Lake Marvin Recreation Area.California RoadCalifornia Road crossed here. First traveled by gold seekers in Rush for California spring 1849, under military escort commanded by Capt. R.B. Marcy west from Ft. Smith, Ark. Antelope Hills, 8 mi. N.W., once landmark for international line of U.S. and Mexico. On Little Robe Creek N.W. of Hills is site of Commanche Battle with Texas Rangers, Cap John S. Ford, 1858
- Cheyenne City Park and Museum Complex There are 6 museums in the city park complex. We have the One Room School, Pioneer Museum, Minnie Slief Community Museum and Veterans Display, Santa Fe Depot, Chapel, and Kendall House Log Cabin. The Log Cabin and One Room School are self guided with signage in the windows and are open any time. Summer hours for the museums are M-S from 10 – 4 All museums are free, with donations welcomed. There is plenty of parking for vehicles of all types and bathrooms are readily accessible. We are handicapped accessible.
- Dead Warrior Lake / Black Kettle Recreation Area
- Dead Warrior Lake, a.k.a. Dead Indian Lake or Black Kettle Lake, is part of the Black Kettle National Grasslands Recreation Area. The 80-acre lake has 3 miles of shoreline and is open year round. Amenities include 12 primitive campsites, restrooms, outdoor grills, picnic areas, boat ramps/docks and a nature trail.
- Metcalfe Museum - The "Sagebrush Artist", Augusta Corson Metcalfe (1881-1971), a single woman homesteader, recorded both the hardships and the beauty of the land along the Washita River in paintings, drawings, and sketches. Memorialized in the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and the Cowgirl Hall of Fame, Augusta's artwork has appeared in galleries throughout the United States. The family homestead, numerous memorabilia, and her art work housed in a new art gallery, have been preserved by her son, Howard, and is open to the public with no admission.
- Pioneer Doctor - Dr. Henri Clifford LairdOct 11, 1856 - Aug 30, 1939Mrs. Elbertine Hutcheson LairdOct 18, 1881 - April 6, 1954Parents of Clifford JRL and MignonSandstone Creek AreaWorld's First Upper Stream Flood Prevention Project completed 1953, Roger Mills Co. 68,770 acres drainage.
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
- Washita Battlefield National Historic Site protects and interprets the site of the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle that was attacked by the 7th U.S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George A. Custer just before dawn on November 27, 1868. The controversial strike was hailed at the time by the military and many civilians as a significant victory aimed at reducing Indian raids on frontier settlements. Washita remains controversial because many Indians and whites labeled Custer's attack a massacre.
BRIEF HISTORY OF ROGER MILLS COUNTY- Coronado crossed here in 1541 and mentioned the Antelope Buttes, thus this land was first claimed by Spain, ceded to France and then became a part of the USA in 1803 by right of the Louisiana Purchase. Even though being set aside for the Indians in 1830, it led to white men who “soonered” into graze their cattle upon the lush grasses of the land.Following Civil Wartimes, cattle herds trailed across our county on way to Kansas railheads. Before this country was thrown open to white settlement on April 19, 1892, authorities had surveyed the land and named it “F” County, under which name it went until an election of the people in November of 1892 who voted to name it Roger Mills County, after a then great Texas statesman.At noon on April 19, 192, five thousand people, who lined upon the Texas line, heard the fired gun of the cavalry and “ran” to stake their 160-acre claim. By nightfall, fifty people called Cheyenne their home, named for the Cheyenne Indians who still hold allotments in the eastern part of the county.From the rugged pioneers of dugout days, we have been through the dust bowl days, depression and a dairy industry that was the best in the state to only one dairy in the county, have had a gas boom in the 1980’2 to bust and then returned to mini-boom. Farming and ranching are the main income of the area known as the Cradle of the Quarter Horse. Several wildlife loops are set-aside in our hunter’s paradise of deer, turkey and quail. The best of our county is its people who are content with the relaxed way of life, wholesome and helping their neighbor, who is their friend.Roger Mills County is also the home of the Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. The 7th U.S. Cavalry, under Lt. Col. George A. Custer, attended the Southern Cheyenne village of Peace Chief Black Kettle just before dawn on November 27, 1868 during the era of the Plains and Indian Wars. The Washita Battlefield is tied to the histories of Sand Creek Massacre, Bent’s Old Fat, Fat Larned and Little Bighorn Battlefield. The Washita Battlefield is located just west of the town of Cheyenne. The new Cultural Heritage Center is at the Washita battlefield. The Grand Opening was held on April 20, 2007 during the Old Settlers/Centennial Celebration, April 17-21, 2007.
