Circleville Massacre
The Circleville Massacre was an 1866 lynching of 27 Southern Paiute Native American men, women, and children by members of Mormonism's largest denomination the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Circleville, Utah.
| Circleville Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of The Black Hawk War | |
| Location | Circleville, Utah |
| Coordinates | 38°10′18″N 112°16′28″W |
| Date | April 21, 1866 |
| Target | Koosharem band of Southern Paiute people |
Attack type | Mass murder |
| Weapons | Blunt weapons, knives, guns |
| Deaths | 27 (children, women, and men) |
| Perpetrators | Members of the LDS Church |
| Motive | Paranoia towards Native American people during the Black Hawk War (1865–1872) |
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