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Geronimo Surrender Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Geronimo Surrender Site is located in Arizona
Geronimo Surrender Site
Geronimo Surrender Site is located in the United States
Geronimo Surrender Site
Location45 miles northeast of Douglas, Arizona
Coordinates31°35′59″N 109°04′24″W / 31.59972°N 109.07333°W / 31.59972; -109.07333
NRHP reference No.98000170[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 6, 1998

The Geronimo Surrender Site is situated above Skeleton Canyon in southeastern Arizona, on a small bluff. Overlooking the canyon, the San Bernardino Valley and San Simon Valley can be seen to the east and west. The actual site is marked by a cairn of rocks, which was erected by Lieutenant Henry W. Lawton, on the spot where Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson A. Miles in 1886.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet". National Park Service. March 6, 1998. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

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