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Bear River Massacre Monument

Preston, ID

At daybreak on January 29, 1863, Col. Patrick Connor, leading a group of California infantry, attacked a Northern Shoshoni encampment at Bear River, killing 300-400 men, women, and children. It is the largest documented massacre of Indians in the history of the United States.
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre Monument