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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.