Lt. HENTIG
Apache County
March 3, 1898

This town was named after General Orlando B. Wilcox who was in 
command of the department of Arizona in 1881 with headquarters at 
Fort Whipple. It was during his administration that Lt. Hentig met 
his death on Cibicu Creek in Apache County when his party met a 
body of Indian Apache scouts who revolted because of the effort 
of Hentig's men to secure a medicine man. Four of the scouts were
 captured, tied and hung up at Camp Grant.

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