Circleville was settled in 1864 by a group of pioneers from Sanpete County. The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized a branch, William J. Allred,
Presiding Elder. Land was cultivated and homes erected. In 1865 the Black Hawk . . . — — Map (db m74778) HM
(front of monument)
To the Memory of the
Koosharem Band
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
Massacred by local Mormon Settlers April 22–24, 1866
during Utah's Black Hawk War (1865–1872)
In remembrance of the innocent who were lost in . . . — — Map (db m154070) HM WM
During the Black Hawk War, on November 26, 1865, Ute Chief Tamaritz's band of around twelve warriors raided the thinly populated settlement of Circleville—ill-prepared to defend itself—killing four citizens.
Believing that Paiutes had . . . — — Map (db m154071) HM WM
