What the records say
- When
- 1852
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 40.49° N, 123.10° W
- Description
- 1852 murder of Wintu people in California
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Bridge Gulch massacre
1852 murder of Wintu people in California
The Bridge Gulch massacre, also known as the Hayfork massacre or Natural Bridge massacre, occurred in the United States during the California gold rush on April 23, 1852, when more than 150 Wintu people were killed by about 70 American men led by William H. Dixon, the sheriff of Trinity County in northern California.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “More than 150 Wintu people are killed in California by a militia under the guidance of Trinity County sheriff William H. Dixon in the Bridge Gulch Massacre”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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