What the records say
- When
- 26 Feb 1860
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 80
- Coordinates
- 40.82° N, 124.17° W
- Description
- Attacks near California, US
1860 Wiyot massacre
Attacks near California, US
The Wiyot massacre refers to the atrocities on February 26, 1860, at Tuluwat, near Eureka in Humboldt County, California. In coordinated attacks beginning at about 6 am, white settlers murdered 80 to 250 Wiyot people, mostly women and children, with axes, knives, and guns.
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