Camp Salvation - Calexico, CA
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saopaulo1
N 32° 40.201 W 115° 29.598
11S E 641278 N 3615709
A plaque about Camp Salvation in Calexico, CA.
Waymark Code: WMCA9F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2011
Views: 2
"Here, on September 23, 1849, Lieut. Cave J. Couts, Escort Commander, International Boundary Commission, established Camp Salvation. From September till the first of December 1849, it served as a refugee center for distressed emigrants attempting to reach the gold fields over the Southern Emigrant Trail."
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