Emigrant Trail Terminous - Sonora, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 58.493 W 120° 22.120
10S E 731122 N 4206294
A plaque about the Emigrant Trail in Sonora, CA. The trail was part of the Sonora Pass Emigrant Trail.
Waymark Code: WM79QZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2009
Views: 6
"Sonora was the goal of many emigrants traveling the various overland and sea routes.
The 1852 Clark-Skidmore Party of emigrants from Elizabethtown, Ohio and Lawrenceburg, Indiana struggled to force a wagon train up the Walker River and over the 10,000 ft. pass east of Sonora. In 1853, more than 2,000 emigrants with 20,000 cattle followed, creating a new emigrant road to Sonora.
Difficult for wagon travel, the Walker River and Sonora wagon route was soon abandoned. The Emigrant Wilderness area in the high country has been named to honor these pioneers. Following major changes, the trail became an important passenger and supply route between the Bodie gold regions and Sonora."
Road of Trail Name: Sonora Pass Emigrant Trail
State: CA
County: Tuolumne
Historical Significance:
People came from Ohio for the Gold Rush and had to cross the Sierras.
Years in use: Used until 1854
How you discovered it:
Looking for an ECV marker
Website Explination:
http://sonorapasspioneers.com/
Why?:
Heading to California for the Gold Rush.
Directions:
Corner of Mono Hway and Greenly.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
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