Mojave Road -- Mojave Desert, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 35° 01.906 W 116° 28.220
11S E 548314 N 3876694
This California Historic Landmark is located in the desert at a rest stop along I-15 North on the way to Las Vegas...and marks the Indian trails which eventually were used as wagon roads...and now an Interstate Highway.
Waymark Code: WM7Q1Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
Views: 8

The plaque tells much of the story:

"MOJAVE ROAD

LONG AGO MOHAVE INDIANS USED A NETWORK OF
PATHWAYS TO CROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. IN 1826
AMERICAN TRAPPER JEDEDIAH SMITH USED THEIR
PATHS AND BECAME THE FIRST NON-INDIAN TO
REACH THE CALIFORNIA COAST OVERLAND FROM
MID-AMERICA. THE PATHS WERE WORKED INTO A
MILITARY WAGON ROAD IN 1859. THIS MOJAVE ROAD
REMAINED A MAJOR LINK BETWEEN LOS ANGELES
AND POINTS EAST UNTIL A RAILROAD CROSSED THE
DESERT IN 1883.

CALIFORNIA REGISTERED
HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 963

PLAGUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND FRECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH BILLY HOLCOMB CHAPTER
OF E CLAMPUS VITUS, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND
MOJAVE RIVER VALLEY MUSEUM ASSOCIATION OCT. 9, 1988"

For more information about the road, see the Wikipedia article at
(visit link)
Road of Trail Name: Mojave Trail

State: California

County: San Bernardino

Historical Significance:
It marks the paths that the Americans first used to reach California over land.


Years in use: 1859-1883

How you discovered it:
I stopped at the rest stop on the way to Las Vegas.


Website Explination:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Road


Why?:
It was a military wagon road at first connecting Los Angeles to points east.


Directions:
at a rest stop on the I-15 North, north of Barstow, California on the way to Las Vegas.


Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed

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