The Mountain Meadows Massacre 2025 News. The mountain meadows massacre of 1857 claimed the lives of 120 men, women, and children in southern utah preston mota as devin rowell and betty gilpin as sara rowell. The unjustified slaughter of around 120 men, women, and children emigrants in mountain meadows utah on september.

This site is created and maintained for the express purpose of helping those interested in understanding and research of the event known in history as the mountain meadows. Much like in the series, the massacre was a result of a dispute between president james buchanan and utah governor brigham young.