Mountain Meadows Masacre film/documentary

[LDS Jock]

A movie about the tragedy will be played Sept. 11 at the Lyric Theatre and The History Channel will air a documentary Dec. 15.


When most people think of 9-11 they remember the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City. However, this year on that historic date many Harrison residents will be commemorating when 121 men, women and children from Boone County were slaughtered by Mormons and Indians in Utah 147 years ago on Sept. 11, 1857.
Utah filmmaker Brian Patrick will be showing his new film entitled, 'Burying the Past: Legacy of the Mountain Meadows Massacre,' with shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Harrison.
The movie chronicles events which began when the Fancher/Baker wagon train carrying almost 150 Arkansas settlers, 16 wagons, 100 oxen and 900 head of cattle began their fateful trek westward from Caravan Springs located on Crooked Creek a few miles south of Harrison on Highway 7.
After a five-day siege, the Mormon Militia persuaded the emigrant party to surrender on Sept. 11. Then the militia and their allies killed all members of the party with the exception of 17 children under the age of six, who were adopted into Mormon families. Most of the children were returned to other Arkansas relatives about two years later.
Historians say that after the Arkansas settlers put up more of a fight than the Mormons anticipated, Mormons tricked the pioneers by coming into their camp under a white flag of truce with the promise of allowing them to go free if they laid down their arms.
With the settlers running short on food, water and ammunition, they decided to accept the Mormons' false offer of freedom. However, after being marched a few hundred yards away from their camp, Mormons and a few Indians reportedly shot, clubbed or stabbed 120 people, many of which by then were women and children.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1815&dept_id=516928&newsid=12833698&PAG=461&rfi=9

[The Sushi Bandit]

1. No Shit! I never heard about that!

[medeak]

3. It's well known in my parts

Some Mormons dressed up as Indians. From my understanding they thought the Arkansans had a lucrative caravan.

[medeak]

2. thanks for this

I'll be looking forward to the History Channel.

Been to the site and it's barely marked.

edited to say...had no idea it occurred on Sept 11th!

[LDS Jock]

4. I've been to the site where the group started

In Harrison, AR on the courthouse square grounds there is a monument with the story and I believe the names of all who died. Its been a long time. I haven't been to Arkansas in years now.

[medeak]

5. born in Arkansas

and family there. We visited site in Utah and there's nothing there....very sad.