“A Shield to Her People”

Lozen, a warrior and sister of the famous Warm Springs Apache chief Victorio, fought alongside her brother until his death in 1880 and later with his successors, Nana and Geronimo. Lozen also was a medicine woman and healer and, it was said, with

outstretched hands she could determine the location of an enemy. She died a prisoner at Mt. Vernon Barracks in Alabama.

Marker is on U.S. 70 at milepost 256.2, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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