‘Indian Camp’ in 1869
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'Indian Camp' in 1869

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This 1869 map from the Bureau of Land Management’s Deputy General Surveyor Abel Abed Palmer shows the remains of an “Indian Camp” between sections 22 and 23. That area is also mentioned in Palmer’s field journals as the site of the Sep. 12, 1865 massacre where the 1st Nevada Cavalry raided and massacred Paiute and Shoshone people. (Source: Bureau of Land Management 1869, University of Nevada Reno)

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Monday, February 5, 2024

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