Battle at Fort Utah
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The Provo River Massacre was a violent attack and massacre in 1850 in which 90 Mormon militiamen surrounded an encampment of Timpanogos families on the Provo River, and laid siege for two days. They e
Illustration of the inside of Fort Utah in 1850 showing the cannon platform that would be used to shelter the surviving prisoners
An area of the lower Provo River near Utah Lake in winter, similar to how the area around where the Native American encampment was would have looked in February 1850.
Kyhv Peak. The former name of Squaw Peak was reportedly derived from Big Elk's wife who died in Rock Canyon below the mountain while trying to escape the Mormon militia.
A White artist's caricatured depiction of the prisoners at Fort Utah under the cannon platform
Provo, Utah
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Provo is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. It is 43 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front, and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springv
Battle at Fort Utah
…Provo River Massacre Artist's depiction of Fort Utah in 1849 Location Provo River, Rock Canyon, and Utah Lake near Provo, Utah Date February 8–17, 1850 Target Timpanogos people Attack type Punitive Expedition Weapons Guns, cannon Deaths 40–100 men and 1–2 woman; 1 militiaman…
Downtown Provo in January 2016
Ft. Utah in 1850
Rock Canyon in Provo
A panoramic view of Provo after sunset, in February 2014