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| Landmark #647 | San Diego County | Visited: December 15, 2013 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque and old road that was a key route across the desert for soldiers, emigrants, and the Butterfield Overland Mail Route! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This pass, Puerta, between the desert and the cooler valleys to the north, was used by the Mormon Battalion, Kearny’s Army of the West, the Butterfield Overland Mail stages, and emigrants who eventually settled the West. The eroded scar on the left was the route of the Butterfield stages, 1858-1861. The road on the right served as a county road until recent years.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Blair Valley 0.5 mi E of County Rd S2 (P.M. 23.0) 5.8 mi S of State Hwy 78 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~150mi (242km) — 2.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |