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1857 in Utah Territory
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The list 1857 in Utah Territory includes
Mountain Meadows massacre, Utah War, Halloway massacre and El Dorado Canyon (Nevada).
The list consists of 6 members
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Mountain Meadows massacre
1857 massacre of California-bound emigrants by Mormon militiamen
Overview: The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train, at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. The attacks began on September 7 and culminated on September 11, 1857 ...
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Halloway massacre
Mass murder of American pioneers
Overview: The Halloway massacre (August 13, 1857) was an attack by presumed Northern Paiute on a wagon train of settlers travelling to the newly formed U.S. state of California. It occurred near the head of the ... 0
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Aiken massacre (Utah)
1857 lynching of 5 travelers by Mormon attackersOverview: The Aiken massacre was an 1857 lynching in central Utah of five Californian travelers reportedly at the orders of top leaders in Mormonism's largest denomination, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ... 0
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Utah War
armed conflict in Utah Territory, USA between 1857–1858
Overview: The Utah War (1857–1858), also known as the Utah Expedition, the Utah Campaign, Buchanan's Blunder, the Mormon War, or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah ... 0
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El Dorado Canyon (Nevada)
Historic site in U.S. Highway near Nelson, NevadaOverview: El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and ... 0
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Alturas, Nevada
ravine in Clark County, Nevada, United States
Overview: El Dorado Canyon is a canyon in southern Clark County, Nevada famed for its rich silver and gold mines. The canyon was named in 1857 by steamboat entrepreneur Captain George Alonzo Johnson when gold and ... 0
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