Mormon Battalion - El Centro, CA
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A historical marker at the Sunbeam Rest Area (Westbound) in El Centro, California.
Waymark Code: WM15Q02
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2022
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The plaque says, "On Friday January 15, 1847 the mormon battalion volunteer unit of the army of the west, crossed Interstate Highway 8 approximately seven miles west of this point Lieutenant Colonel Philip St. George Cooke commanded this battalion when the United States was at war with Mexico they made their historic march from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego on the Pacific Coast. This being regarded as the worlds greatest march of Infantry of over 2,000 miles. The first wheels that traversed this area, now Imperial County, California, were by the battalion supply wagons opening the first southern route/west."
Group that erected the marker: El Centro Company of the California Division of the Mormon Battalion, INC
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
El Centro, CA
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