Wickenburg Massacre
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leadhiker
N 33° 57.786 W 112° 47.832
12S E 333949 N 3759518
On the morning of November 5th, 1871, a stagecoach carrying seven passengers and driver was ambushed eight miles west of Wickenburg while en- route to Culling’s Well, Ehrenburg and San Bernardino. This event led to the death of seven people.
Waymark Code: WM8X35
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2010
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Wickenburg Massacre
In this vicinity, Nov. 5, 1871,
Wickenburg – Ehrenburg stage ambushed by Apache
Mohave Indians.
John Lanz Fred W Loring
P. M. Hamel W. G. Salmon
Fredrick Shoholm and C.S. Adams were murdered
Mollie Sheppard died of wounds.
Arizona Highway Department 1937
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Also see . . . (
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An account of the incident by Allen Hall detailing the event and its controversies along with several photos of the site.