Chivington
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Chivington may refer to:
- John Chivington, a Colonel at the time of the U.S. Civil War who gained infamy for his attack on a peaceful settlement of Native Americans on the plains of Colorado, an attack which came to be known as the Sand Creek Massacre.
- Chivington Drive, a street in Longmont, Colorado which was named for Colonel John Chivington, and therefore became the center of controversy in the news and at Longmont City Council meetings.
- Chivington, Colorado, a ghost town in Kiowa County, Colorado, named for Colonel John Chivington, perpetrator of the Sand Creek Massacre.
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