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Short Creek raid

The Short Creek raid is the name given to Arizona state police and Arizona National Guard action against Mormon fundamentalists that took place on the morning of July 26, 1953, at Short Creek, Arizona.


Colorado City, Arizona

On July 26, 1953, Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle sent troops into the settlement to stop polygamy in what became known as the Short Creek raid.

Rulon C. Allred

Allred was imprisoned for bigamy following Arizona governor John Howard Pyle's 1953 "Short Creek raid," but he resumed his polygamous lifestyle upon his release.


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