Conflict Site / Canyon County
Ward Massacre Marker
This marker records a violent Oregon-bound emigrant party attack and the retaliatory military response that followed.
- Category
- Conflict Site
- Era
- 1854
- Coordinates
- 43.6632, -116.6138
Map
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Why It Matters
It is a difficult, unsettling marker that shows how overland migration stories were also stories of conflict and trauma.
Marker record title: The Ward Massacre.
- Marker Number
- 75
Source: Idaho Transportation Department Historical Marker Hub. This page summarizes public marker data and adds editorial context.
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