What the records say
- When
- 14 Jan 1865
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 40.47° N, 103.34° W
American Ranch massacre
The American Ranch massacre occurred in 1865 during the Colorado War. Cheyenne and Sioux warriors attacked a ranch near present-day Sterling, Colorado where they killed all of the male settlers and took three captives.
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