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| Landmark #576 | San Bernardino County | Visited: November 17, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A tall, white monument with a private plaque! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Erected in 1917 in honor of the brave pioneers of California who traveled the Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail in 1849 by Sheldon Stoddard, Sydney P. Waite, John Brown, Jr., George Miller, George M. Cooley, Silas C. Cox, Richard Weir, and Jasper N. Corbett.
OTHER TIDBITS: This was actually the spot where the Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trails intersected! The Santa Fe Trail, stretching from New Mexico to California, and also called the Old Spanish Trail, got started in 1821 and continued past here up Crowder Canyon! The Salt Lake Trail, or Mormon Road, ran from Salt Lake City to San Bernardino—later Los Angeles—starting in 1847 and continued from here along what is now Highway 138! Both trails meet again in Victorville and continue from there! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: S end Wagon Train Rd SE corner I-15 (P.M. 21.4) and State Hwy 138 17 mi N of San Bernardino ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~64mi (103km) — 1.1hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |