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The story of Lee's Ferry

The Mountain Meadow Massacre

The Mountain Meadow Massacre

On September 11, 1857 some 50 to 60 local militiamen in southern Utah, aided by American Indian allies, massacred about 120 emigrants who were traveling by wagon to California. The horrific crime, which spared only 17 children age six and under, occurred in a highland valley called the Mountain Meadows, roughly 35 miles southwest of Cedar City. The victims, most of them from Arkansas, were on their way to California with dreams of a bright future.

Mountain Meadow Massacre site & Lee's ferry map

Historic Colorado River Crossing

To the South

Crossing the Colorado River

Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society.

Commercial River Crossing

There are only a few natural places where the canyons of the Colorado river surrender their height, allowing travelers to pass.

Escalating tensions

The emigrants

Isaac C. Haight, militia leader in Cedar City

Local Paiute

John Doyle Lee

John D. Lee

FOURTH TOPIC

The Aftermath

TIMELINE

2019

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