The Road to Zion

The Road to Zion (HM1P8L)

Location: Omaha, NE 68112 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 20.622', W 95° 57.737'

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From the late 1840s through the 1860s, an exodus of more than 70,000 Mormons passed by here on their way to their "New Zion" in Utah. Starting from Nauvoo, Illinois in February 1846, the first group of at least 13,000 Mormons crossed into Iowa to escape religious persecution, then spent the next winter in the area of present-day Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.

In 1847, Brigham Young led an advance party of 143 men, 2 women, and 3 children along the Platte River. At Fort Bridger, Wyoming they departed from the Oregon Trail to head southwest to the Great Salt Lake. Thousands of other Mormons soon followed. Today, a marked 1,624-mile auto tour route closely parallels their historic trek.

From 1856-60, many European converts walked more than 1,200 miles to Salt Lake City pushing and pulling handcarts (right) loaded with 500 pounds of supplies After 1860, the Mormon church sponsored oxen-drawn wagons to bring emigrants to the "New Zion".
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HM NumberHM1P8L
Series This marker is part of the Mormon Pioneer Trail series
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Date Added Wednesday, November 11th, 2015 at 9:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 252151 N 4581146
Decimal Degrees41.34370000, -95.96228333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 20.622', W 95° 57.737'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 20' 37.32" N, 95° 57' 44.22" W
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Area Code(s)402
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9151-9273 N 30th St, Omaha NE 68112, US
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