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Show MONUMENT AT MASSACRE SITE IS DEDICATED Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks A s s o ciation Takes Lead in Marking Scene of Great Tragedy A monument marking the site of the Mountain Meadow massacre, mas-sacre, one of the tragedies of the west, was formally dedicated by the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks association Saturday when a stone fence was built around the old rock marker, and a bronze tablet attached. A program was given at 11 o'clock under the direction of George Albert Smith, a member mem-ber of the twelve apostles of the L. D. S. church, as follows: Double mixed quartet, "Lead, Kindly Light", directed by Scott Matheson of Cedar City. Invocation, John T. Woodbury, Jr., St. George. John G. Giles, secretary of the marker association, read a. list of the markers placed by the organization or-ganization up to this time, the location of each and the reason for placement. A short talk by President Palmer of the Parowan stake followed. j Dr. George W. Middleton of Salt Lake City, formerly of Cedar City, was introduced by President Presi-dent Smith, and gave an address on his relation to that part of the county and the significance of the placement of the marker. A talk was given by M. J. Urie, president of the Cedar City chamber of commerce, the monument mon-ument unveiled by Battery "F" of the national guard of Cedar City and the benediction was by Luther M. Terry of Enterprise. The inscription on the bronze plate reads: "No. 17, erected 1932. Mountain Moun-tain Meadows, a favorite recruiting re-cruiting place on the old Spanish Span-ish Trail. "In this vicinity, September 7-11, 7-11, 1857, occurred one of the most lamentable tragedies in the annals of the west. A company of about 140 Arkansas and Missouri Mis-souri immigrants, led by Captain Cap-tain Charles Fancher, en route to California, was attacked by white men and Indians. All but 17, being small children, were killed. John D. Lee, who confessed con-fessed participation as leader, was legally executed here March 23, 1877. Most of the immigrants immi-grants were buried in their own defense pits. "This monument was reverently rever-ently dedicated September 10, 1932, by the Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, and the people of southern Utah." Approximately 350 people, mostly from southern Utah, were present at the dedication. Principal Prin-cipal cities and towns represented represent-ed were St. George, Cedar City, Parowan, Enterprise and Pine Valley. 1 1 . |
