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The Gunnison Massacre Site is significant in its ties to the history of exploration, railroad construction, Indian-white relations, and the Mormon experience in the West. The massacre occurred on October 26, 1853. Captain John W. Gunnison, leader of the 38th Parallel Railroad Survey, and seven others were killed by Indians of the Pahvant Tribe (Ute). Killed with Gunnison were Richard H. Kern (topographer and artist), F. Creufeldt (botanist), William Potter, (a Momon guide), Private Caulfield, Private Liptoote, Private Mehreens, and John Bellows (camp roustabout). Four members of the survey pa…
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