Burned Wagons Point

Burned Wagons Point (HM1OJX)

Location: , CA Inyo County
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N 36° 36.401', W 117° 8.766'

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Near this monument, Jayhawker group of Death Valley Forty-Niners, gold seekers from middle west, who entered Death Valley in 1849 seeking short route to mines of Central California, burned their wagons, dried the meat of some oxen and, with surviving animals, struggled westward on foot.
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HM NumberHM1OJX
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Marker Number441
Year Placed1949
Placed ByCalifornia Centennials Commission. Death Valley 49'ers, Inc
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 12th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 486933 N 4051251
Decimal Degrees36.60668333, -117.14610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 36.401', W 117° 8.766'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 36' 24.06" N, 117° 8' 45.96" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near CA-190, CA , US
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