What the records say
- When
- May 1887
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 34
- Coordinates
- 45.78° N, 116.66° W
- Description
- 1887 anti-Chinese mass murder in Oregon, US
Chinese Massacre Cove
Site of murder in Oregon, U.S.
Chinese Massacre Cove is an area along the Snake River in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, upriver from the Snake's confluence with the Imnaha River. In May 1887, it was the location of the Hells Canyon Massacre, where up to 34 Chinese gold miners were ambushed, murdered, and robbed.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Hells Canyon massacre begins: 34 Chinese gold miners are ambushed and murdered in Hells Canyon, Oregon, United States”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page