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A wooden sign in a snowy landscape with leafless trees in the background. The sign reads "Bear River Massacre" at the top, followed by text detailing historical events. It describes a battle that turned into a massacre by Col. P.E. Connor’s California Volunteers, highlighting the small number of Northwestern Shoshoni survivors. The text mentions the date January 1863 and gives a brief account of the incident. There are two small number signs on the sides, showing "91" and "216."
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Title:
Bear River Massacre Sign, Preston, Idaho
Creator:
Myrna Fuller
Date Created:
2009-02-01
Description:
Bear River Massacre Sign on the massacre site, north and west of Preston on Highway 91. The sign reads: Very few Northwestern Shoshoni Indians survived a battle here that turned into a massacre by Col. P. E. Connor's California Volunteers. In 1863, Connor and his force set out from Salt Lake on a cold January campaign in response to friction between Indians and white travelers. They found more than 400 Shoshoni settled in a winter camp on Battle Creek. When Connor struck at daybreak on January 29, the Shoshoni suffered a massacre unrivaled in American history.
Subjects:
Historic Markers in Franklin County Bear River Massacre
Location:
Franklin County, Idaho
Source Identifier:
97
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng
Attribution
Citation:
"Bear River Massacre Sign, Preston, Idaho", Franklin County Images, Larsen-Sant Public Library, https://digitallibraryofidaho.github.io/franklin-county-images/items/pmn_06.html
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"In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. Materials in this digital collection are not held by University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives. Please contact Larsen Sant Public Library at larsensantlib@gmail.com for information."
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