Part 2: Haun's Mill

From Adam-Ondi-Ahman to Haun's Mill it was 28 miles! So close! We drove the little highways that connect all of the little farming communities and that was a fun adventure. The Haun's Mill Massacre was such a sad day in our church's history and sadly not too many people have heard of it or realize how significant it is. I feel as though it is a forgotten history and you feel like that as you go visit the memorial stone. It is located in Breckenridge, MO that has a population of 454! It has only dirt roads in the town and it is tiny! The memorial is in the city park where the water tower is...

 So many run down buildings that are SO OLD! It was so neat. If you can't tell I LOVE to visit historic places and to see where things are.

 In a random spot in the park there is a mill stone that was found at Haun's Mill. This is THE ONLY piece of history from the actual location. Nothin remains at Haun's Mill. This stone was brought to this park as a memorial.

 Right by the stone is this relic that briefly explains...kind of sort of...what happened. If you can zoom in on it and read it you can tell that this was written by someone with a different point of view. If they only knew the true story. Marc and I were talking and after we read this we realized that many of the people in these towns have probably been taught the opposite from what we know. History has been passed down from many of the persecutors' point of view.

 After visiting the memorial stone, I looked up the directions to the actual site of  the Haun's Mill Massacre. There were three routes on Marc's phone and I chose THE WRONG ONE! haha We got to the site but it just goes to show that the "faster" way isn't always the right way. We were off roading most of the time and going down these dirt roads that probably haven't been driven on for years. haha But, we got to see this cool bridge that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. Marc and I walked on it and I was sure we were going to end up in the river after the rickety boards broke on us. haha

We finally got to Haun's Mill and unless you know where you are going, you would never know this existed. This is the only sign posted and it is 200 yds. from the site.

 Once again you pull up and the spirit is there. So many lives were lost here because of what the saints believed. I won't go into the history but look it up and read about how much faith the saints who went through this had. They could have been mad at the Lord but they took an unbearable trial and kept going.

Without this post, no one would know that this land had any significance. So sad to think that NOT ONE building was found or even a remnant of a building was found.

 The pic wouldn't rotate but this stone was placed at the site in 1941.

I knew that we would be the only people there so I packed us a picnic and we stayed a while.

 It's as if it never happened. Nothing to show anyone lived or died here but people visiting allows it not to be forgotten. I had a few people say that there wasn't much to see and that it wasn't a very big deal to go. I had read so much and heard about it that I absolutely had to go. It is an abstract thing to grasp but there is definitely a strong spirit there and you know that great stories of faith and hope happened here in the name of the church.

Our next stop...Liberty Jail.