In September of 1857 over 100 members of a wagon train were on their way to California. While in Utah they were ambushed and besieged by a combined force of Mormons and Paiute Natives. The end result would be the execution of 120 settlers, and a church-wide cover up. This is the story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Sources

"The Mountain Meadows Massacre" by Juanita Brooks

Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre#/media/File:Mmm_1999_cairn.jpg

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