Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail - Historic Route 66 - Cajon Pass, CA
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N 34° 18.371 W 117° 28.000
11S E 457059 N 3796204
Located on Route 66, this monument recognizes some of the first pioneers that used the Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail, which crosses Route 66 right here.
Waymark Code: WMQV3G
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2016
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This monument is located on a part of route 66 that is now used as a parking lot for the weigh station on I-15. This is a California Historical Marker that says, "Erected in 1917 in honor of the brave pioneers of California who traveled the Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail in 1849 by Sheldon Stoddard, Sydney P. Waite, John Brown, Jr., George Miller, George M. Cooley, Silas C. Cox, Richard Weir, and Jasper N. Corbett."
Program: America's Byways
Website: [Web Link]
Official Name: Historic Route 66
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