Global InformationBahsahwahbee information
Bahsahwahbee | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 View of Wheeler Peak from Nevada State Route 893, looking southwest. Bahsahwahbee lies in the valley below. | |
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| Location | 5 miles northeast of Majors Place, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 39°08′N 114°27′W / 39.14°N 114.45°W |
| Area | 14,175 acres (57.36 km2) |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000464[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 2017 |
Bahsahwahbee is a grove of Rocky Mountain juniper trees, locally called swamp cedars, in White Pine County, Nevada, where multiple massacres of Western Shoshone people occurred in the 19th century, two by the U.S. Army and one by vigilantes.[2][3] The name means "sacred water valley" in the Shoshoni language.[4] The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is located 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Great Basin National Park, 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Majors Place.[5]
The grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as a traditional cultural property.
- ^ "National Register Database and Research". National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ Marvar, Alexandra (October 18, 2021). "This sacred valley could become America's next national monument". National Geographic. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bahsahwahbee" (PDF). National Park Service. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District Update" (PDF). September 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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