Massacre at Bear River

—Mo-so-da Kahni, “Home of the Lungs” —

Bia Ogoi - Big River

The Bear River — called Bia Ogoi or Big River by the Shoshone people — runs west and south through this semiarid valley, eventually emptying into the Great Salt Lake. The river and its many tributaries create diverse natural habitats, from mountain forests to valley grasslands to wetlands, providing a wide range of plant and animal species.
The site above was used by the Shoshone Indians as a winter home. It lies at the north end of the Cache Valley, a fertile swath of land that runs south into the Utah and is surrounded by 8,000-foot mountain ranges. Shoshone people called the area Mo-so-da Kahni, "Home of the Lungs." The geothermal activity and numerous hot springs here provided physical and spiritual rejuvenation for Shoshone families who used this site. One of those hot springs is located just southwest of here. (Marker Number 2.)

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Change and Conflict
California Volunteers March to the Bear River
Attack at Bia Ogoi
The Shoshone
A Battle Becomes a Massacre
The Earth Will Remember
Utah & Northern Railway
The Battle of Bear River
Bear River Massacre Monument
Bear River Massacre

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