Bloody Springs massacre

Bloody Springs massacre
Part of French and Indian War
Approximate location of the Bloody Springs massacre
Location	near Strausstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°50′46″N 76°17′36″W / 40.84611°N 76.29333°W / 40.84611; -76.29333
Date	October 1, 1757
Attack type	Mass murder
Deaths	6
Victims	Spatz family, German settlers
Assailants	Lenape warriors

The Bloody Springs massacre was an attack by Lenape warriors on homesteads in what is now Berks County, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 1757, during the French and Indian War. The Spatz family and other settlers were killed at a spring near modern-day Strausstown, Pennsylvania, causing the water to run red with the blood of the family. The story of the massacre has been passed down through the Degler family, whose farm was adjacent to the Spatz homestead.^[1]