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The Gnadenhutten Massacre (Ohio Memory, Ohio History Connection)

Ohio History Connection

The Ohio History Connection, the state of Ohio's own historical society and archive, maintains this Ohio Memory record of the Gnadenhutten massacre, documenting the killing of ninety six Christian Lenape converts by Pennsylvania militia on 8 March 1782 and the annual Day of Remembrance the Gnadenhutten Historical Park and Museum now holds with the Delaware Nation each March.

Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
A state historical society's own archival record, tier 1, matching the tier the map gives comparable institutional archive holdings, used here for the massacre's date, toll and the community's modern remembrance, corroborated by Earl P. Olmstead's academic biography of the mission's founder.
Notes
Used for the massacre's date, the number of dead and the site's modern remembrance practices.
Citation
Publisher
Ohio History Connection
URL
https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/2686
Source Type
institutional record
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Delaware, States & Territories

This source names Delaware directly: "Park and Museum now holds with the Delaware Nation each March."

Source The Gnadenhutten Massacre (Ohio Memory, Ohio History Connection)
Ohio, States & Territories

This source names Ohio directly: "The Ohio History Connection, the state of Ohio's own historical society and archive, maintains this Ohio Memory record of the Gnadenhutten massacre, documenting the killing of ninety six Christian..."

Source The Gnadenhutten Massacre (Ohio Memory, Ohio History Connection)
Pennsylvania, States & Territories

This source names Pennsylvania directly: "six Christian Lenape converts by Pennsylvania militia on 8 March 1782 and the annual Day of Remembrance the Gnadenhutten Historical Park and Museum now holds with the Delaware Nation each March."

Source The Gnadenhutten Massacre (Ohio Memory, Ohio History Connection)
Claims Backed By This Source (20 claims)

This source backs 20 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 10 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Spread Events, 11 claims: 3 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 3 holds.
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