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They crossed the Mojave Desert using the Old Spanish Trail as a winter route to avoid the snowy and deadly Sierra Nevada. They first settled in San Bernardino, …
They crossed the Mojave Desert using the Old Spanish Trail as a winter route to avoid the snowy and deadly Sierra Nevada. They first settled in San Bernardino, …
Mojave Desert History: Pioneer of the Mojave · Old Skeletons & New Trails. MORMONS RECALLED TO UTAH. Late in November of 1857, it was reported that there was …
Historical Eras: Pioneers in the Mojave Desert. photo of a covered wagon. There were those wishing to settle in the new lands of California; they came in …
Captain Jefferson Hunt. Captain in the Mormon Battalion – Led the Mojave/San Joaquin Company (Mojave Sand-walking Company) to Southern California, a portion of …
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These familiar formations appear to welcome travelers to the Mojave Desert. The sandstone was pushed up by a sub-fault of the San Andreas fault and further …
The Mormon Stockade in San Bernardino
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They traveled through California’s central valleys, past Sutter’s Fort, into the Sierra Nevada. When they were near Donner Summit, they met James Brown with a …
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Mormon Mesa – Lake Mead – Desert Rivers. … Mormon Mesa. West side of Mormon Mesa from Overton, Nevada Moving east-west along the trail corridor, the segment of …
MORMON EXODUS STALLS ON THE MOJAVE
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Mojave Desert History: Pioneer of the Mojave · Old Skeletons & New Trails. MORMON EXODUS STALLS ON THE MOJAVE. By the middle of January there was a large …
Mormon Tea – Green ephedra – Mojave Desert Plants
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The Kawaiisu of California steeped a tea for backache. The Navaho of Arizona gathered the twigs and leaves and boiled them with alum to produce a light-tan …
Mormon Rocks interpretive trail
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They stayed in the Southern California area until February 1, when they headed back over the Mojave Trail. Smith and his mountain men were the first Americans …
Mormon Stockade – San Bernardino, Ca.
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The Mormon Rocks – Cajon Pass, California – Photo Tour
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The Motivation for the Horse Thefts
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The San Bernardino Mormons had grown accustomed to the liberal regime of Amasa Lyman, Church leader and co-owner of the Rancho San Bernardino, and they resented …
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Timeline of History of the Mojave Desert. 1826 Jedediah Smith explores a route across the Mojave from the Colorado River to San Bernardino 1827 The vanguard of …
Mormon Road through the Mojave Desert (MAPS)
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OST/Mormon Road Tour. Old Spanish Trail/Mormon Wagon Road through the Mojave This photo tour takes us from the most extreme northeastern part just outside …
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The Mormon Road stretched from Salt Lake across the Mojave Desert and down through Cajon Pass. The Mormon battalion had survived the harsh desert, only to find …
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Military. Posts at San Bernardino. by Colonel Herbert M. Hart, USMC The detailing of Company “C” of the Mormon Battalion to guard Cajon Pass in April 1847, …
Gold Discovered in San Bernardino County
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San Bernardino pioneer Sheldon Stoddard, who was one of the first to locate gold on the Mojave Desert, found several flakes of the mineral along the banks of …