Haun’s Mill Massacre Site

As part of my explorations, or rather preparations, for this trip, I came across a rather out of the way Pin in a field by a stream. It was marked Hawn’s Mill, and had a Cemetery marker near it. On the list it went. Then I read a bit about it. There was a small Mormon settlement here in the 1830s. They built a mill on the creek. In October, 1830 a 240 strong vigilante militia arrived, and slaughtered them 17 of them. Including executing two young children they found hiding! I couldn’t find the cemetery, the map indicated it was over in an area with both corn and high weeds. But, reading the Memorial in a nearby town, if there is anything at that marker, it is The Well where 14 of the bodies were (I imagine) unceremoniously dumped into. 😦

Memorial stone that reads "Oct 30, 1838 These are those that were shot and killed then stuffed into a large well at the mill." A list of 19 names follows.
This memorial stone reads "Women that survived the haun's mill massacre oct 30, 1838 and did not deny their faith." a list of 12 names.
a memorial stone that reads " Mill Sonte believed to be from Haun's Mill 1836-1845. the stone is a description of the massacre. It was placed in May, 2001.
photo shows a large mill stone between two memorial stones. In front of it is a stone that reads " Millstone from Hauns Mill"
This is a memorial at the Mill Site. It reads " Southwest of here on Oct 30, 1838 occurred the Incedent generally known as the haun's mill massacre." This stone was placed in 1941.
A photo of Shoal Creek at the Haun's Mill site.
A pleasant peaceful scene of trees towering over a small creek at the Haun's Mill site.

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