Eskridge Draw - Rock Springs, WY
N 41° 44.810 W 109° 21.719
12T E 636195 N 4622964
The Eskridge Draw historical marker is located on Fourteen Road off US 191 north of Rock Springs.
Waymark Code: WMQ04N
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2015
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The Eskridge Draw historical marker is an inscribed stone marking the location of an automobile accident in 1963. According to Find-A-Grave.com, "On February 15, 1963, Edward Eskridge and his brother Richard were rabbit hunting when they lost control of their car about 29 miles north of Green River on the Blue Rim road. Edward reportedly pulled his brother from the overturned car, covered him with clothes and lit a fire near him before walking off in search of help. Richard was found alive, but with a serious back injury, and died of pneumonia five days later in a Rock Springs hospital. Edward was never found."
Marker Text:
Named in honor of Edward Deen Eskridge 16 who was lost on Feb. 15, 1963 after a car accident that fatally injured his brother Richard, 15. His last tracks were found about 3 miles down this draw.
This tragedy inspired the founding of the Rock Springs Motorized search and Rescue Unit on Feb. 23, 1963.
This monument dedicated to Edward and Richard Eskridge by the Rock Springs Motorized search and Rescue Unit on Feb. 23, 1969.
Marker Name: Eskridge Draw
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Eskridge&GSfn=Edward&GSmn=Deen&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1963&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=75250174&df=all&
Group Responsible for Placement: The Rock Springs Motorized Search and Rescue Unit
Date Dedicated: Feb. 23, 1969
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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