• Memorials and legacy. [edit]. Shoshone prayer tree at Bear River Massacre site. The Bear River Massacre Site is located near U.S. Route 91.
  • The January 29, 1863 Bear River Massacre of 250 or more Native Americans, by Colonel Patrick Connor and his troops, occurred here.
  • A few miles northwest of Preston, Idaho on US Highway 91 you'll come to the site of the Bear River Massacre.
  • An interpretive center at the Bear River Massacre location would have a great impact on tourism and the economy of Idaho, but it would mean so much more to...
  • Bear River Massacre Site in Preston Idaho. On January 29, 1863, Colonel Patrick E. Connor led a group of California Volunteers from Fort Douglas...
  • Learn more about the Bear River Massacre Site project and discover the impact of Trust for Public Land’s park and conservation work.
  • The Bear River Massacre was an attack on a Shoshone encampment by the United States Army that occurred near present-day Preston, Idaho in January...
  • The Bear River Massacre Site, located near Preston in present-day Franklin County, Idaho, marks a tragic event in the history of the Northwestern Shoshone...
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY, Idaho — Current efforts to restore the site of the Bear River Massacre could benefit the whole Wasatch Front in a big way.
  • A possible bridle ring, part of a horse harness, has been found at the Bear River Massacre site [Credit: Kenneth Cannon/USU Archeology].
  • “The story of the Bear River Massacre isn’t for the faint of heart…but it’s a story we can learn from.” Close up of the Bear River Massacre Site plaque.
  • Eagle Scout project as part of the Northwestern Shoshone-Bannock interpretive area at the Bear River Massacre site, Franklin County.
  • You are here Home > Miscellaneous > Bear River Massacre Site. At the site, U.S. Cavalry soldiers brutally killed Shoshone men, women, and children as...
  • Northwestern Shoshone spiritual leader, Rios Pachecos, points to a hand-drawn map depicting the Bear River Massacre site near Preston, Idaho.