273. The sad story of the Hawn's Mill Massacre, 176 years ago today, from LDS Living.
Today is the 176th anniversary of the Hawn's Mill Massacre. This tells the sad story, from LDS Living. The Truth Behind the Hawn's Mill Massacre BRENT M. ROGERS - 6 HOURS AGO It was 176 years ago today that Missouri militiamen attacked Latter-day Saints living in the Hawn's Mill settlement. From Brent M. Rogers, Church History and Joseph Smith Papers coeditor, find out more about the events before, during, and after the massacre. George Edward Anderson 1907 photograph of original Haun's Mill millstone. Church Archives, via Juvenile Instructor . On October 30, 1838, more than 200 Missouri militiamen attacked the Hawn’s Mill settlement located on Shoal Creek in Caldwell County, Missouri, where dozens of Mormon families lived. On that day, the Missouri militia opened fire on the small community, shooting into the small crevices of the blacksmith’s shop where several Mormon men and boys had taken refuge. The organized Missouri militia then entered t