Short creek raid book

At the time, the raid made national news as the largest roundup of men, women and children in modern american history. You know it was a real community, a real village, said shirlee draper, who grew up in short creek. Just before dawn on july 26, 1953, arizona law enforcement launched what has since become known as the short creek raid. Coroner creek by luke short meet your next favorite book. If we give up plural marriage, the streets will be filled with harlots and soldiers will be corrupting the fair daughters of zion. In the 1930s it was settled by mormon fundamentalists, who remain there to this day. Martha bradley tells the story with insight and compassion for the families that were. The short creek community now colorado city, arizona, and hildale, utah, founded in 19, began as a small ranching town in the arizona strip. A woman comforts her daughter during the raid of their polygamous community on july 26, 1953, in short creek, arizona.

Use the search box to find special themes such as wedding, baby or christmas. After a century, polygamists choose to leave short creek. During the period of dec 22, 1862january 1863, general john hunt morgan with the 2nd and 9th kentucky confederate cavalry advanced through central and northern kentucky. National guard action against mormon fundamentalists that took place on the morning of july 26, 1953 at short creek, arizona. The legacy of an infamous 1953 raid on a polygamous enclave. After this, some say the church turned more inward, but was still close knit. The site of the spring creek raid lies about seven miles south of ten sleep, immediately east of state highway 434, the upper nowood road. They settled on the remote ranching town of short creek, which formed part of the arizona strip. After a century, polygamists choose to leave short creek homes rather than deal with land trust. At the time, it was described as the largest mass arrest of men and women in modern american history. As a scholarly accomplishment this book should receive a 5 star rating. The new short creek refuge is run by glyn and jena jones, a couple from san diego who came here two years ago with their teenage daughter to assist a charity working with former flds children. Warren jeffs and life in the fundamentalist mormon church.

Placing the short creek raid in the context of the cold war. The short creek raid was the largest mass arrest of polygamists in american history. Short creek is an excellent intermediate creek run, sporting a squeakyclean 18foot waterfall, a thick stack of quality rapids, and relatively straightforward but strenuous access logistics. At the time, it was described as the largest mass arrest of. Small raids in 1935 and 1944 resulted in a handful of arrests, but nothing would compare to the raid of 1953. In 1953, arizona governor john howard pyle ordered a raid on short creek, which was funded through a bill called operation seagull that described its. Though there is a 3 mile lake paddle, and the water quality is poor definitive 3 chickens, by the al ww standard, this reach deserves consideration.

The salt creek massacre, also known as the warren wagon train raid, would have farreaching consequences for texas indians. The woman who escaped a polygamous cult and turned its hq. Kidnapped from that land is the first book to bring together the story of the. Officials staging the raid believed they were rescuing the communitys 263 children from a life of bondage and immorality. Surveillance video obtained by cbs affiliate wcsc in charleston shows the police waving their guns and searching lockers. The government raids on the short creek polygamist martha s. During the short creek raid of 1953, 36 men, 86 women and 263 children were taken into custody. Parallels to short creek raid in 1953 are pointed out. Johnson, britton the handbook of texas online texas. Kidnapped from that land meet your next favorite book. Operated by the friends of cabin creek and the oklahoma historical society, the cabin creek. Short creek was founded in 19 as a haven from the law where. The short creek raid is the name given to arizona state police and u.

The raid occurred wednesday at stratford high school in goose creek, s. Refusal of new housing agreements with united effort plan. A small part of the short creek community sat on the utah side of the border. Joseph smith jessop, the founder of short creek, is arrested during a raid of the flds town. Utah publication owned by the latterday saints church, praised the raid. After the apache massacre, all that was left was the wreck of a stagec.

The government raids on the short creek polygamist by martha s bradley. Its called the raid on short creek, and today eyewitness news talked with the historian who wrote a. Early morning, july 26, 1953, hundreds of arizona state law enforcement officers raided the polygamist community of short creek, rescuing 263 children. Valerie darger the five wives of richard s jessop and several of their children rest in short creek arizona, 1953. Parallels to short creek raid in 1953 are pointed out deseret news.

Common knowledge events raid on short creek, arizona, july 26, 1953. The polygamous town facing genetic disaster bbc future. The government raids on the short creek polygamists. Historian compares texas raid to 1953 raid on short creek. The government raids on the short creek polygamists publications in mormon studies at. The short creek raid was an arizona department of public safety and arizona national guard. In 1953, arizona governor john howard pyle ordered a raid on short creek, which was funded through a bill called operation seagull that described its purpose as grasshopper control. In 2008, in an echo of the short creek raid decades before, investigators marched onto the texas compound, breeching the doors of its limestone temple with a battering ram. The 1953 short creek raid taught authorities a valuable lesson. Because of the raid, general sherman developed a policy of allout offensive against the plains indians. Bradley, a visiting professor of architec ture at the university of utah.

According to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of 10. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors. Kidnapped from that land is the first book to bring together the story of the 1953 raid and two previous raids in 1935 and 1944.

Arizona national guard soldiers and state police officers raid a community of about 400 members of a mormon sect in short creek, the largest mass arrest of. Tells the story of the 1953 raid of the polygamist community of short creek, arizona with insight and compassion for the families that were fragmented by the arrests. This was an area larger than belgium 14,000 sq miles, or 36,000 sq km with only a handful of. In the early morning hours of july 26, 1953, several hundred arizona state officials and police officers moved into the polygamist community of short creek, arizona, to serve warrants on thirtysix men and eightysix women. Geneticists say that residents of short creek today suffer from high rates of socalled polygamist downs because so many members of the town can trace their ancestry back to either jessop or the towns cofounder, john yeates barlow. Raid on short creek, arizona, july 26, 1953 events. He became a legend on the west texas frontier after the summer of 1865, when he went out onto the llano estacado in pursuit of indians who had kidnapped his wife and two children in the elm creek raid of october 1864. At the time, it was described as the largest mass arrest of men and women.

An flds community forges an identity beyond the abuse the. Its called the raid on short creek, and today eyewitness news talked with the historian who wrote a wellrespected book on the subject. At one point, morgan split his command, sending a group to destroy the bacon creek bridge at bonnieville, ky. After a raid on one of his compounds, they discovered he had also taken. When the blacks entered the world outside of their polygamous enclave the twin towns of hildale and colorado city, arizona, collectively called short.

A thoroughly researched and comprehensive report on the short creek raids. Now the walls around short creeks houses, real and figurative, are. Click to see maps of the stony creek raid, which should help you follow along with the action. As arraignments of the adults drag on in short creeks schoolhouse, transformed by the authorities into a temporary site for pretrial hearings, a group of children and women wait in the schoolyard with state police guarding them. For my own purposes, however, it was a bit of an info overkill. The raid on short creek backfired, however, by arousing public. A state historical marker has been placed next to the site. The raid at short creek, as these isolated border communities were known back then, holds an ignoble place in the regions history. Small raids in 1935 and 1944 resulted in a handful of. The next year, he was convicted in utah of being an accomplice to the rape of a 14yearold girl who had been forced to marry her cousin. Neighbours, elm creek raid in young county, 1864, west texas historical association year book 40 1964. Elm creek raid the handbook of texas online texas state.

One university of utah professor, who has written a book on the history of the short creek raid, says what is unfolding in texas is history almost. Count on stoney creek for easytoread charts and beautiful finished stitched pieces and designs on hundreds of different themes. Some of the information seemed to get in the way of what i was looking for. That land, a book about the short creek raid, contends this was all a smoke. The short creek raid was an arizona department of public safety and arizona national guard action against mormon fundamentalists that took place on the morning of july 26, 1953, at short creek, arizona. This isnt eldorado, texas, in 2008 but rather short creek, ariz. The woman who escaped a polygamous cult the guardian.