Please note there are several accounts of this incident.  This is just one of those accounts.
1760 — The Incident at Bloody Run
Along the old Forbes Road—once an Indian trail running east to west through the rugged Pennsylvania mountainous frontier—there lay a small clearing where the road crossed over a small creek. Here, early settlers and British soldiers traveling between forts found a dependable place to feed and water their horses and livestock. This area was the beginnings of a tiny frontier village.
The animals drink from the cool stream that cut through the road.
But in 1760, the quiet routine of this place was shattered.
A group of Native warriors sprung a  surprise attack on this watering hole.  This was an attempt to disrupt movement along the road and weaken the settlers’ ability to travel or transport goods.
Several horses and livestock were killed, and their blood washed down the bank and into the narrow creek. Witnesses later wrote that the water ran red for a short time, staining the stream in a way no one forgot.
This stream became know as Bloody Run and incident as the Bloody run Massacre.


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The Bloody Run Massacre – Everett, Pennsylvania
The story of the Bloody Run Massacre is one of the most enduring legends in Bedford County’s frontier history. According to local tradition, sometime around 1760, a group of traders traveling through the valley near present‑day Everett were ambushed by Native warriors. The attack was said to be so violent that the blood of men and animals flowed into the small stream that ran through the settlement, staining its waters red — giving rise to the name “Bloody Run.”
Historians have long debated the accuracy of this account. While no definitive record of such a massacre exists, the name Bloody Run appears in official documents as early as 1759, during the Forbes Expedition, when horses were listed as “killed or captured by the enemy.” This suggests the name may have described the stream’s appearance after military slaughter rather than a civilian tragedy.
Over time, the tale of the massacre became woven into Everett’s identity — a symbol of the hardships and dangers faced by early settlers on Pennsylvania’s western frontier. Today, the Bloody Run Historical Society preserves this story as part of the region’s folklore, reminding visitors that even legends can carry echoes of truth about the struggles that shaped the community.