 Milum Spring, south of Harrison, early 1900s. Roger V. Logan Jr./Boone County Library Collection (S-87-129-59) |
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In April 1857, under the leadership of Captain Alexander Fancher, a large company of County residents and others formed a caravan at Milum Spring and headed for new opportunities in California. In September they stopped at Mountain Meadows, a valley in the Utah Territory. There they were attacked by Mormons and Native Americans. They battled several days, after which the survivors where allowed to leave, only to be brutally attacked one more time. Seventeen children deemed too young to tell the tale were allowed to live. The reasons for this terrible massacre and the actions taken by the various parties is still hotly debated by historians, descendents, and church leaders. After many years of denial, a small monument to the victims now stands in the valley. |
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