The End of the Kearney Trail - San Diego, CA, USA
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A Daughter of the American Revolution plaque in the old town of San Diego, at the location of the End of the Kearney Trail.
Waymark Code: WM1846R
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2023
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The plaque is located in the north east part of the plaza on a big rock. The marker reads:
The End of the Kearney Trail
December 12, 1846
Marked by San Diego Chapter of Daughters of The American Revolution 1920
About the Kearney Trail:
"Southern Emigrant Trail, also known as the Gila Trail, the Kearny Trail, Southern Trail and the Butterfield Stage Trail, was a major land route for immigration into California from the eastern United States that followed the Santa Fe Trail to New Mexico during the California Gold Rush. Unlike the more northern routes, pioneer wagons could travel year round, mountain passes not being blocked by snows, however it had the disadvantage of summer heat and lack of water in the desert regions through which it passed in New Mexico Territory and the Colorado Desert of California. Subsequently, it was a route of travel and commerce between the eastern United States and California. Many herds of cattle and sheep were driven along this route and it was followed by the San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in 1857–1858 and then the Butterfield Overland Mail from 1858–1861."
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