Janis’ monument

No Co immigration:

Near the town of Colona, now called Laporte.

Janis moved in on June, 1844 with his wife First Elk of the Oglala Sioux tribe. He moved out of town in 1878 when the gov’t forced his wife to move to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. His original homestead cabin was moved to Fort Collins in 1939 and is open to the public. I have passed the cabin hundreds of times and have yet to visit. Maybe next time I’m near the main library I’ll peek in and say hello!

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