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The massacre at mountain meadows on september 11, 1857, was the single most violent attack on a wagon train in the thirtyyear history of the oregon and california trails. Mar 23, 2014 posted in education, life, news tagged 31st annual juanita brooks lecture, john d. Juanita brooks was a faithful and active member of the mormon church, and her. Click to read more about the mountain meadows massacre by juanita brooks. Eyewitnesses and sources to the mountain meadows massacre.
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