The Mormon Migration

Between 1846 and 1869, about 70,000 Mormons traveled the Mormon Trail, fleeing religious persecution. They endured extreme cold and heat, blizzards, disease and starvation. More than 6,000 died along the way.

The Mormon Migration

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