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UPTLA #71

Mormon Battalion Trail

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Title

UPTLA #71

Description

Mormon Battalion Trail

Date

1937

Contributor

Aaronic Priesthood, Mesa third ward, Maricopa Stake, J.R. Price, President, Charles E Standage, Chairman

Identifier

UPTLA-071

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Subtitle

Mormon Battalion Trail

Story

The Mormon Battalion of the U.S. Army camped here enroute to California December 17, 1846. During the war with Mexico, on the longest infantry march of record, they were first to unfurl the flag of the United States in Tucson.

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Plaque
Plaque Source: Marine 69-71 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Location

Additional Info

“UPTLA #71,” UPTLA, accessed November 3, 2026, https://uptla.tylerthorsted.com/items/show/71.