Great Cove massacre

When

1 Nov 1755

Kind

Massacre

Coordinates

39.93° N, 78.00° W

Attack by Lenape and Shawnee warriors on a Pennsylvania pioneer settlement in 1755

The Great Cove massacre was an attack by Shawnee and Lenape warriors led by Shingas, on the community of Great Cove, Pennsylvania on 1 November 1755, in which about 50 settlers were killed or captured. Following the attack, settlers returned to the community to rebuild, and the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania began constructing a chain of forts and blockhouses to protect settlers and fend off further raids.

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