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Home California Inyo County County Furnace Creek Bennett-Arcane Long Camp

Bennett-Arcane Long Camp

Death Valley National Monument from State Hwy 190 (P.M. 111.8), go approx 16 mi S of intersection of Badwater Rd and Westside Rd, on Westside Rd, Furnace Creek, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 36° 26' 54.8484", -116° 51' 8.8308"
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Near this spot the Bennett-Arcane contingent of the Death Valley '49ers, emigrants from the Middle West seeking a shortcut to California gold fields, were stranded for a month and almost perished from starvation. William Lewis Manley and John Rogers, young members of the party, made a heroic journey on foot to San Fernando and, returning with supplies, led the party to the safety of San Francisquito Rancho near Newhall.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
Bennett-Arcane Long Camp Historical Marker Location Map, Furnace Creek, California Map