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UPTLA #79

Mormon Pioneer Camp

Dublin Core

Title

UPTLA #79

Description

Mormon Pioneer Camp

Creator

Morrill County, Nebraska Historical Society
Oregon Trail Memorial Association
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association

Date

1938

Identifier

UPTLA-079

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Subtitle

Mormon Pioneer Camp

Story

Brigham Young and his company of Mormon Pioneers camped about 1,000 feet west of this point May 24, 1847. They were enroute from Nauvoo, Illinois and Winter Quarters, Nebraska to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, which they reached July 24, 1847.
The Mormon Trail was on the north side of the river and the Oregon Trail on the south side.

Factoid

Same name as UPTLA #80

Related Resources

Images

Plaque
Plaque Source: Napa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Marker
Marker Source: Napa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Location

Additional Info

Morrill County, Nebraska Historical Society
Oregon Trail Memorial Association
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association, “UPTLA #79,” UPTLA, accessed November 4, 2026, https://uptla.tylerthorsted.com/items/show/79.