Kit Carson

Kit Carson (HMY4W)

Location: Barstow, CA 92311 San Bernardino County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 53.922', W 117° 1.514'

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1809 - 1868

At 19, he was hired for an expedition to California. They traveled south of the Grand Canyon, crossed the Colorado, then followed the dry bed of the Mojave River and crossed the mountains at Cajon Pass to arrive at San Gabriel Mission in early 1830. In the 1840's he guided Fremont several times across the high desert.
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HM NumberHMY4W
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByBarstow's Main Street Mural Project
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 8:28pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 497694 N 3861809
Decimal Degrees34.89870000, -117.02523333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 53.922', W 117° 1.514'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 53' 55.32" N, 117° 1' 30.84" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 222 E Main St, Barstow CA 92311, US
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