What the records say
- When
- 2 Nov 1889
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 2
- Coordinates
- 34.29° N, 111.66° W
- Description
- 1889 shooting in Arizona
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kelvin Grade massacre
1889 shooting in Arizona
The Kelvin Grade massacre was an incident that occurred on November 2, 1889 when a group of nine imprisoned Apache escaped from police custody during a prisoner transfer near the town of Globe, Arizona. The escape resulted in the deaths of two sheriffs and triggered one of the largest manhunts in Arizona history.
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