The Marker At Fort Sill

The grave marker at Fort Sill identifies the site as Geronimo’s.

The monument — the cobblestone pyramid and the eagle — was erected by Apache prisoners who outlived him, and has been maintained as a historic site since.

Visitors to Fort Sill can visit Apache Village and see the monument.

The grave is real.

The historical record of the burial is clear.

What is less clear is whether the grave, which can be visited today, contains the complete remains of the man who was buried there in 1909 — or whether someone removed part of those remains in May 1918, in the dark, while artillery students from Yale moved through the military post.