What the records say
- When
- 30 Apr 1774
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 41,518
- Coordinates
- 40.57° N, 80.67° W
- Description
- 1774 massacre in Virginia, United States
Yellow Creek massacre
1774 massacre of Mingo Indians in Virginia, US
The Yellow Creek massacre was a killing of several Mingo Indians by Virginian settlers on April 30, 1774. The massacre occurred across from the mouth of the Yellow Creek on the upper Ohio River in the Ohio Country, near the current site of the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort. It was the single most important incident contributing to the outbreak of Lord Dunmore's War.
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