The site is significant in the history of southwestern Colorado. In June 1885, it was the site of a "battle" between white settlers and a group of Ute Indians
Nearest city
Dolores, Colorado
Area
5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built
1885
NRHP reference No.
86002670[1]
CSRHP No.
5DL.1216[2]
Added to NRHP
October 02, 1986
Beaver Creek Massacre Site, located about 16 miles (26 km) Dolores, Colorado, occurred on June 19, 1885 between Ute Mountain Utes and white cattlemen over land use and Native American policies established for Native Americans. The last conflict of its kind in Colorado, it followed the Meeker Massacre (September 29, 1879) and Sand Creek Massacre (November 29, 1864). Six[3] or eleven Ute Mountain Ute Tribe people were killed.[4] Two or three days later, a white man and his family were attacked in Montezuma County.[3] Mr. Genthner was killed and his wife was wounded. The Beaver Creek Massacre site is located along a dirt forest road in the Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1986.[1]
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^"Colorado State Register of Historic Properties - list". History Colorado. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
^ abc"Beaver Creek Massacre". coloradoencyclopedia.org. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
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