1885 Pierce City Lynching

Date: September 18, 1885 • Location: Clearwater County, United States

Five Chinese people were lynched outside of Pierce City in the Idaho Territory.

On September 18, 1885, five Chinese people in the United States were lynched by a mob outside of Pierce City in the Idaho Territory. The individuals had been arrested by a vigilance committee formed in the city after the killing of a local businessman.