Mojave Road -- Mojave Desert, California - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

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
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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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