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Burned Wagons Point
Death Valley National Monument 100 ft S of State Hwy 190 (P.M. 85.9), , Stovepipe Wells,
CA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 36' 22.23",
-117° 8' 47.8572"
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California State Historical Marker |
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Near this monument, the Jayhawker group of Death Valley '49ers, gold seekers from the Middle West who entered Death Valley in 1849 seeking a short route to the mines of central California, burned their wagons, dried the meat of some oxen and, with surviving animals, struggled westward on foot.
Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00 |
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Burned Wagons Point Historical Marker Location Map, Stovepipe Wells, California Map
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