Give us feedback!
Tweet
Share via E-mail
See Mojave Road Historical Marker, Mojave National Preserve, California
The Mojave Road plaque at intersection of Kelso Cima Road and Mojave Road. "The Mojave Road. Long ago Mojave Indians used a network of pathways to cross the Mojave Desert to reach the Pacific Coast from their homes along the Colorado River. In 1776, the Spanish missionary Francisco Garces became the first non-Indian to trek these trans-desert routes. In 1826 Jedediah Smith trod these trails to become the first white man to reach the California coast overland from mid-America. The routes became a military wagon road in 1859 when Fort Mojave on the Colorado River was established. This travel route remained a major link between Los Angeles and points east until a railway was completed across the desert in 1883. Dedicated April, 1986 by the Transierra Roisterous Alliance of Senior Humbugs of E Clampus Vitus. Plaque erected by Billy Holcomb Chapter E Clampus Vitus 1986."
Show more
Tweet
Share via E-mail
Loading...
Stats for this Dream
Join Now, it's FREE!