Adventures in Mormon History

The Final Chapter - Governor, the Gunfight, and the Ghost of the Great Salt Lake

July 11, 2021 Season 2 Episode 7
Adventures in Mormon History
The Final Chapter - Governor, the Gunfight, and the Ghost of the Great Salt Lake
Show Notes

This episode concludes the story of the cascade of bizarre, unintended consequences coming from Abraham Lincoln's decision to appoint John Dawson as Governor of the Utah Territory in 1861, culminating with the discovery of a massive grave robbing operation within the Salt Lake City Cemetery, and - reportedly – a French Ghost haunting the Great Salt Lake.   

Key Words:  Jean Baptiste, Grave Robbery, Ghosts, Haunting, Henry Heath, Albert Dewey, Moses Clawson, Moroni Clawson, George Clawson, Brigham Young, Abraham Lincoln,  John W. Dawson, Utah Territory, #MeToo in Pioneer Utah, Lot Huntington, John P. Smith, Utah War, Deseret News, Orrin Porter Rockwell, Danites.   

To learn more about the information in this episode, please check out Harold Schindler, "The Disappearance of John Baptiste: Grave-Robber's Case is a Lost Page of History", S. L. Trib. (Aug. 27, 1995) at J-1.