OATMAN MASSACRE SITE:

Historical Highlights: In 1851, traveling what later became the Butterfield Stage Route, Royce Oatman was determined to get to California with his wife and 5 children. While struggling with tired oxen to climb the rocky hill east of the marker, they were savagely attacked by Indians. 3 children survived: Olive, age 16; Mary Ann, age 10; and Lorenzo, age 14. Mary Ann and Olive were taken by the Indians. Mary Ann died in captivity but Olive survived to live with the Indians for 5 years. Lorenzo was badly beaten but managed to struggle back to civilization to tell his story. The family was buried 0.3 miles east and slightly north of the massacre site.

(Taken from the "Guide to Arizona Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails")

Hey look! Dirt....

It gets better, I promise.

We FINALLY made it...

It was a quite sobering experience...


Yeah, not quite sure what this is all about....
It didn't say anything in the book about it.