It was changed years ago to "Dead Indian Memorial Road". I'm not sure that's any better.

It made me wonder why it got its name. I still haven't found out why it's called that.

By late summer 1855, vengeance and retribution were about to explode. Settlers and American Indians both felt the tension.

Two years after the 1853 Rogue River Indian War had ended, fear and suspicion were stronger than ever.

In September 1855, Fred Alberding was returning to the Oregon Territory after a year living in the United States. He made camp in the Siskiyou Mountains off the Applegate Trail.

When he woke up, one of his horses was missing. Seeing smoke from a nearby Indian village, he decided they must have taken it.

It's just outside of Moab. Easy hike to a cool natural bridge.

but it's going to be called by his formal name instead of a nickname. Sounds fine to me.

About time. I've hiked the canyon several times and recommend it. I did a fly-over a while back, starting at 1:40: [link:

It was renamed Negro Bayou sometime in the 50's.

Now it's call Chula Vista Bayou.

Sometimes, you have to look back in time and shake your head wondering "What in the Hell were they thinking?"

and couldn't help themselves but to call out his race.

Maybe Orange Donald can chime in about the importance of preserving history so that young people don't forget...or something.

I'd like to start naming sewage pipes after Trump.

Though I suspect it was called something else 100 years ago.