Massacre Lake
| Massacre Lake | |
|---|---|
  Massacre Lake | |
| Location | Washoe County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 41°39′12″N 119°36′18″W / 41.65333°N 119.60500°WCoordinates: 41°39′12″N 119°36′18″W / 41.65333°N 119.60500°W |
| Surface elevation | 1,704 m (5,591 ft) |
Massacre Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]
Massacre Lake was named in commemoration of the 1850 massacre of a party of pioneers.[2]
However, a later study suggests that a massacre never occurred at this site.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Massacre Lake
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 70.
- ^ Thomas N. Layton, "Massacre! What Massacre? An inquiry into the Massacre of 1850," p 241-251, Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Winter 1977.
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