Article: Chinese Massacre at Deep Creek

Snake River Massacre (1887)

Article: Chinese Massacre at Deep Creek

6/1/2018

Contemporary Article

The Oregon Encyclopedia features an article, by journalist Gregory Nokes, on the Snake River Massacre, where Chinese gold miners were killed in Oregon in 1887. The author provides a perspective on what happened at Snake Creek, the identity of some of the victims, and remembering the history of the massacre in Oregon.

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