#0217 Black Star Canyon Indian Village Site

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#0217 Black Star Canyon Indian Village Site

Site information:

On the east side of Black Star Canyon Rd, 5.0 mi N of the locked gate, accessible only by biking or hiking

33.802399,-117.655120

Plaque information:

No plaque

OHP description:

The Indians who lived on the village located here had stolen some horses, and the whites followed them back to their camp. After a skirmish, the whites left with the horses that the Indians had not killed. In 1878 the Black Star Coal Mining Company had a mine at the mouth of the canyon.

Registered 6/20/1935

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