The Raid Lake Sheep massacre

Author(s): Jamie Schoen; Merry Haydon

Year: 2003

Summary

Wyoming's wide open spaces and lush grasses attracted both cattle and sheep ranchers, but cattlemen assumed primacy since they arrived first. Federal law disagreed. Sheep raids had happened since the late 1890's, but reached a peak in 1902 with the Raid Lake sheep massacre in which an estimated 1000-2000 sheep were killed. The Raid Lake Sheep Massacre site has been well documented through the years with site revisits by the Forest Service in 1911, 1914, 1916, and the 1960's. Presented here are the results of a 2001 revisit, 99 years after the event, to photograph, map and record the site.

Cite this Record

The Raid Lake Sheep massacre. Jamie Schoen, Merry Haydon. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 47 (1): 28-47. 2003 ( tDAR id: 476407) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476407

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Fauna • Glass • Metal • Wood

Site Name
Raid Lake Sheep Massacre

General
Cattle • forest reserve • range wars • Sheep

Geographic Keywords
Green River Basin • Wind River Range

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Marcia Peterson

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