Bear River Massacre Site
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| Bear River Massacre Site | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Nearest city: | Preston, Idaho |
| Area: | 1691 acres[1] |
| Built/Founded: | 1862 |
| Designated as NHL: | June 21, 1990[2] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 14, 1973[3] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73000685 |
| Governing body: | State |
Bear River Massacre Site, near Preston, Idaho, is the site of the bloody Bear River Massacre, in which a village of Shoshoni Native-Americans were attacked by the California Volunteers on January 29, 1863. Estimates of Shoshoni casualties are as high as 384. [4]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.[2][1]
It is located on U.S. Route 91 in Franklin County, Idaho, a few miles northwest of Preston.
In March 2008 the site was acquired by the Shoshone Nation. [5]
A picnic/rest area/historic site has been developed east of the highway on a hilltop overlooking the site from the north, in early 2008.
Photograph of the Bear River Massacre Site, a wide, open grassland with scattered trees, low hills in the background, and a highway alongside.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Edwin C. Bearss (January 30, 1990), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bear River Massacre / Massacre at Boa Ogoi, Battle of Bear RiverPDF (1.65 MiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 1 photo from 1973PDF (99.9 KiB)
- ^ a b Bear River Massacre Site. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ "CWSAC Battle Summaries". Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ Tribe Remembers Nation's Largest Massacre. Indian Country Today (2008-03-10). Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
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