Long Valley Ambush

Long Valley Ambush (HMFDB)

Location: Cascade, ID 83611 Valley County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 31.135', W 116° 2.643'

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While hunting stolen horses on Aug. 20, 1878, WM. Monday, Jake Groseclose, Tom Healy, & "Three Finger" Smith were ambushed in a rocky basin 9/10 mile by road from here.

Monday and Groseclose were killed immediately, and Healy wounded; Smith, "being a man of experience in such matters," fled. He made it 40 miles to Salmon Meadows. Infantrymen buried the 3, marked the spot, and took up the Indian trail. Smith estimated there were 75 Indians; army trackers finally concluded there were only 5 — but they never caught them.
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Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number155
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 9:08am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 575971 N 4929954
Decimal Degrees44.51891667, -116.04405000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 31.135', W 116° 2.643'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 31' 8.10" N, 116° 2' 38.58" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 N Main St, Cascade ID 83611, US
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