ORRIN PORTER ROCKWELL Ep. 5 | “Mountain Meadows Massacre”
Legends of the Old West
English - May 15, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary americanwest gunfighters gunfights lawmen oldwest outlaws western wildwest Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In August of 1857, a wagon train of travelers from Missouri and Arkansas rolls into Utah Territory. It’s called the Baker-Fancher party and it’s headed for California. The group camps in a high mountain valley called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah Territory, but Mormon settlers in the area believe the emigrants are more than just travelers. The Mormons believe the Baker-Fancher party is connected to the approaching U.S. Army column. As fear and suspicion grow, a Mormon militia attacks the travelers in a tragic event called the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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In August of 1857, a wagon train of travelers from Missouri and Arkansas rolls into Utah Territory. It’s called the Baker-Fancher party and it’s headed for California. The group camps in a high mountain valley called Mountain Meadows in southern Utah Territory, but Mormon settlers in the area believe the emigrants are more than just travelers. The Mormons believe the Baker-Fancher party is connected to the approaching U.S. Army column. As fear and suspicion grow, a Mormon militia attacks the travelers in a tragic event called the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
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