Otter Massacre
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Otter Massacre monument in Murphy, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMBKM6
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2011
Views: 5
Monument to the 1860 Otter Massacre. Located in front of the Owyhee County Courthouse in Murphy, Idaho.
Marker Name: Otter Massacre
Marker Type: City
Marker Text:
Erected to the memory of the Otter Massacre, 1860. Forty four persons ambushed by Shoshoni Indians, either killed or scattered, most awful human experience. Site ten miles east on Sinker Creek. Erected by Sons and Daughters of Idaho Pioneers, 1935.
County: Owyhee
City: Murphy
Date Dedicated: 1935
Group Responsible for Placement: Sons and Daughters of Idaho Pioneers
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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