Road to Zion
N 41° 58.365 W 104° 00.524
13T E 582129 N 4647225
70,000 Mormons passed by here between 1840s to 1860s on their way to their new Zion in Utah.
Waymark Code: WM3T1F
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2008
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From the late 1840s through the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 Mormons passed by here on their way to their "New Zion" in Utah. Starting from Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846, the first group of at least 13,000 Mormons crossed into Iowa to escape religious persecution, then spent the next winter in the area of present-day Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.
In 1847, Brigham Young led an advance party of 143 men, 2 women, and 3 children along the Platte River. At Fort Bridger, Wyoming they departed from the Oregon Trail to head southwest to the Great Salt Lake. Thousands of other Mormons soon followed. Today, a marked 1,624-mile auto tour route closely parallels their historic trek.
Marker Name: The Road to Zion
City: yes
Roadside: yes
Other: Not Listed
Web Address if available:: Not listed
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1. Close up of historical marker
2. Picture of surrounding area (would prefer to have the marker in the picture also). Thanks!