Bloody Island (Bo-no-po-ti) - Upper Lake, CA
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saopaulo1
N 39° 08.978 W 122° 53.287
10S E 509667 N 4333387
A marker along Hway 20 in Upper Lake.
Waymark Code: WM7FHF
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2009
Views: 18
"One-fourth mile west is the island called Bo-no-po-ti (Old Island), now Bloody Island. It was a place for native gatherings until May 15, 1850. On that date, a regiment of the 1st Dragoons of the U.S. Cavalry, commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Lyon and Lt. J.W. Davidson, massacred nearly the entire native population of the island. Most were women and children. This act was in reprisal for the killing of Andrew Kelsey and Charles Stone who had long enslaved, brutalized, and starved indigenous people in the area. The island, now a hill surrounded by reclaimed land, remains a sacred testament to this sacrifice of innocents."
Marker Number: 427.00
Marker Name: Bloody Island (Bo-no-po-ti)
County: Lake
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 05/15/2005
Location: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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