Bear River Massacre Site

Bear River Massacre Site, near Preston, Idaho, is the site of the Bear River Massacre, in which a village of Shoshone Native Americans were attacked by the California Volunteers on January 29, 1863. Estimates of Shoshone casualties are as high as 384.^[4] It is also known as Bear River Battleground or Massacre at Boa Ogoi.^[2]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.^[1][3]

Renamed the Massacre of Bear River by the National Park Service in 1993.

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, which announced plans to erect a memorial at the burial site.^[5] In early 2008, a picnic/rest area/historic site was developed east of the highway on a hilltop overlooking the site from the north.

See also

• California in the American Civil War
• Idaho in the American Civil War

References

1. ^ ^{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 (582 KB). National Park Service.  and Accompanying 1 photo from 1973PDF (135 KB)
2. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Bear River Massacre Site". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1407&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-02-02. 
4. ^ "CWSAC Battle Summaries". http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/id001.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-07. 
5. ^ "Tribe Remembers Nation's Largest Massacre". Indian Country Today. 2008-03-10. http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416777. Retrieved 2008-03-12.