Preston, Idaho: Bloodiest Massacre of Indians Monument
A cairn of stones marks the spot where U.S. soldiers massacred an estimated 400 Northwestern Shoshoni on January 29, 1863.
Bear River Massacre Monument
- Address:
- US Hwy 91, Preston, ID
- Directions:
- Bear River Massacre Monument. On the northbound side of US Hwy 91, four miles north of Preston. The monument has a large gravel parking area.
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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.
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