The cholera epidemic reaches the Plains tribes…

1849 CE

The cholera epidemic reaches the Plains tribes in 1849 perhaps from traders, resulting in severe loss of life during the summer of this year.

Historians estimate about two thousand Cheyenne died, one-half to two-thirds of their population.

There are significant losses among other tribes as well, which weakens their social structures.

Perhaps because of severe loss of trade during the 1849 season, Bent's Fort is abandoned and burned.

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Bent's Old Fort Otero Colorado United States View →

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