Tennessee's Mormon Massacre - 3F 37
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ggmorton
N 35° 36.275 W 087° 33.717
16S E 449100 N 3940237
A marker about a massacre many years ago.
Waymark Code: WM69DV
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2009
Views: 15
One half mile west on August 10, 1884, at a farmhouse on the east fork of Cane Creek several Mormon missionaries and their followers were attacked by a mob of disguised citizens. Killed were two missionaries, Elders William S. Berry and John H. Gibbs; two of their associates, Martin Condor and J.R. Hudson; and one of the mob. The fight was caused primarily because of local opposition to the practice of plural marriage by the Mormon Church.
Marker Name: Tennessee's Mormon Massacre
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 3F37
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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