Halloway massacre facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Halloway Massacre |
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| Location | near Wells, Humboldt River, Nevada |
| Date | August 13, 1857 |
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Attack type
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mass murder |
| Deaths | 6 |
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Non-fatal injuries
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3 |
| Victim | American settlers |
| Perpetrators | Paiute warriors |
The Halloway massacre occurred in August 1857 near the head of the Humboldt River and present day Wells, Nevada. A small wagon train of American settlers were headed to California when hostile native Americans, suspected of being Paiutes, attacked them.
A man named Mr. Halloway led the group which consisted of only a few wagons and nine other people, including his family. Another wagon train followed behind the Halloway's though they were too far away to help when the natives attacked. It was dawn on the morning of August 13 when warriors quickly rode in on horseback and began killing the settlers with arrows and gunfire.
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