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As winter storm approached, four nearly starved scouts, George Hobbs, George Morrill, Lemuel Redd, Sr. and George Sevey, sought shelter for the night in this area on December 27, 1879. The scouts were exploring for a feasible route for the 250 Mormon (Hole-in-the-Rock) pioneers to follow from their encampments above the Colorado River gorge 100 miles west of here. George Hobbs: "Night overtook us, we camped in this small canyon, this being our third day without food. I cut my name in the rock with the date I was there, not knowing that I would survive the journey."
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| HM Number | HM1SI3 |
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| Placed By | Hobbs Family |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, June 4th, 2016 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] JACOB BARLOW
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12S E 618926 N 4124911 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.26318333, -109.65878333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 15.791', W 109° 39.527' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 15' 47.46" N, 109° 39' 31.62" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 435 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near US-163 Scenic, Mexican Hat UT 84531, US |
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