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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
Crossing the Colorado River
Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society.
There are only a few natural places where the canyons of the Colorado river surrender their height, allowing travelers to pass.
Isaac C. Haight, militia leader in Cedar City