Massacre Ranch
Massacre Ranch is located south of Highway 8A in the Sheldon - Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.
Carlson states that forty settlers were killed there [1], though a later study brings doubt to whether a massacre occurred there.[2]
References
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 164
- ↑ Thomas N. Layton, "Massacre! What Massacre? An inquiry into the Massacre of 1850," p 241-251, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Winter 1977.
Resources
- Google Maps
- Massacre Ranch Outing 2007 (California-Nevada Chapter Oregon-California Trails Association)