Handcart Historical Marker - Coralville, IA
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N 41° 40.717 W 091° 35.138
15T E 617723 N 4615060
Iowa Historical Marker with information about the Mormon Handcart Brigade.
Waymark Code: WM14MVV
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2021
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At this location is a plaque commemorating the end of one part of the journey to Salt Lake City and the work to prepare for the 1,000+ mile walk that they were about to start.
The plaque reads:
SOUTH OF THIS BOULDER ON THE
BANKS OF CLEAR CREEK, IS THE
SITE OF THE “MORMON HANDCART
BRIGADE CAMP.” IN 1856 SOME
THIRTEEN HUNDRED EUROPEAN
IMMIGRANTS, CONVERTS TO THE
MORMON FAITH, DETRAINED AT
IOWA CITY. THE END OF THE RAIL-
ROAD. ENCAMPED HERE THEY
HADE HANDCARTS AND EQUIPMENT
FOR THEIR JOURNEY ON FOOT TO
SALT LAKE CITY.
Above the text quoted above is a relief sculpture showing handcarts, men, women, children and one dog.
This site is in a city park, just off of a public sidewalk.
Please provide open/close hours if available: Not listed
Plaese advise if there is a fee to visit the site.: Not listed
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