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Bear River Massacre Sign, Preston, Idaho
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Title
Bear
River
Massacre
Sign
,
Preston
,
Idaho
Subject
Historic
Markers
in
Franklin
County
,
Bear
River
Massacre
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
.
Creator
Myrna Fuller
Publisher
Larsen Sant Library Digital Project
Date Digitized
2009-02
Date Original
2009-02
Format Master
tiff 1200 dpi
Type
jpg
Format
Digital photograph, Canon Powershot A620
Identifier
PMn-06
Source
Digitized version of a digital photograph
Language
eng-USA
Relation
See also four other pictures from this historic site.
Coverage
Franklin County, Idaho
Rights
Owner has provided rights to this photograph.
Audience
General Public
Notes
This picture was photoshopped to improve quality.
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