Almo, Idaho: Monument to a Mythical Massacre
A rock in the shape of Idaho recounts "a most horrible Indian massacre" where 295 westbound immigrants were slaughtered -- except that it never happened.
- Address:
- 3001 Elba Almo Rd, Almo, ID
- Directions:
- On the west side of Elba Almo Rd at the intersection of 3000 S, next to the Almo schoolhouse on Main Street.
- Admission:
- Free
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Almo - Fake Massacre
There is a stone in the shape of the state of Idaho with text about the 1861 wagon train massacre.
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An organization named The Sons and Daughters of the Idaho Pioneers paid to have this memorial erected in 1938. The Idaho-shaped stone describes how only five survived of 300 westward-bound immigrants who were ambushed and slaughtered in their circle of wagons (supposedly by a band of Northern Shoshoni). But historians today can't find any 1861 reports or news stories that mention the incident.... it probably never happened.