The terrible tale of the Bear River Massacre Site

Tucked away several miles northwest of Preston, Idaho, the Bear River Massacre Site is the scene of a tragic event, one of the most brutal massacres of the American Indian Wars. More than a dozen Native American tribes, comprising the Shoshone, were attacked ruthlessly by the California Volunteers on January 29, 1863. Estimates of casualties suggest up to 384 Shoshone were killed, though the number is likely higher. The incident is also known as the Bear River Battleground or Massacre at Boa Ogoi, and it has one of the highest recorded casualty counts of the American Indian Wars. Despite its surface calm today, the unbroken ground speaks of the horrors that once unfolded here, of the lives lost and the futile attempts at survival.

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