In Memoriam
In the valley below,
between September 7 and 11, 1857,
a company of more than 120 Arkansas emigrants
led by Captain John T. Baker and Captain Alexander Fancher
was attacked while en route to California.
This event is . . . — — Map (db m46776) HM
On September 16, 1859, 17-year-old James H. Berry witnessed an event that he would never forget. He saw 15 children return to relatives and friends in Carrollton, Arkansas. Those children were survivors of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. They were . . . — — Map (db m240465) HM
Accounts of the Arkansas wagon train list two leaders: John T.
Baker (1805-1857) and Alexander Fracher (1812-1857).
John T. Baker was a farmer and cattleman, described as a shrewd
trader, a warm friend, and a bitter enemy. He and his family . . . — — Map (db m240467) HM
Massacre of Men and Boys
On September 11, 1857, a procession of Arkansas emigrants bound for California marched northward up this valley having been persuaded to leave their beseiged camp by Mormon militiamen, bearing a white flag, who . . . — — Map (db m60898) HM
Built and maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Out of respect for those who died and were buried here and in the surrounding area following the massacre of 1857. — — Map (db m152387) HM
Members of the Arkansas wagon train set up camp at this site on Sunday, September 5, 1857. On Sunday they likely rested and gathered for a Christian worship service-a pattern they had followed throughout their journey.
The next morning they . . . — — Map (db m240469) HM
The Arkansas emigrants were members of respectable families. The lists to the right and left include information about heads of household in the group. More is known about some families than others, and these are not exhaustive lists of names. A . . . — — Map (db m240468) HM
The Baker-Fancher emigrants buried the bodies of ten men killed during the siege somewhere within the circled wagons of the encampment located west of the current monument in the valley. Most of the Baker-Fancher party died at various locations . . . — — Map (db m14694) HM
Led by Captains John T. Baker and Alexander Fancher, a California-bound wagon train from Arkansas camped in this valley in the late summer of 1857 during the time of the so-called Utah War. In the early morning hours of September 7th, a party of . . . — — Map (db m46765) HM
An arduous 1,200-mile route between Santa Fe and Los Angeles, the "Old Spanish Trail" passed through Mountain Meadows during its heyday, between 1830 and 1848. The trail served traders who loaded their pack mules with woolen goods from Santa Fe each . . . — — Map (db m114259) HM
In 1859, Major James H. Carleton interviewed Mrs. Rachel Hamblin, who lived a few miles north of the massacre field. Major Carleton carefully recorded her account of the surviving children, who were brought to her home on September 11, 1857, . . . — — Map (db m240466) HM
