What the records say
- When
- 1 Oct 1757
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 40.85° N, 76.29° W
- Description
- 1757 killings in Pennsylvania, US
Bloody Springs massacre
1757 killings in Pennsylvania, US
The Bloody Springs massacre was an attack by Lenape warriors on homesteads in what is now Berks County, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1757, during the French and Indian War. The Spatz family and other settlers were killed at a spring near modern-day Strausstown, Pennsylvania, causing the water to run red with the blood of the family.
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