Box Canyon

Box Canyon (HMYT1)

Location: Julian, CA 92036 San Diego County
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N 33° 0.906', W 116° 26.568'

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The old way variously known as Sonora, Colorado River or Southern Emigrant Trail and later as Butterfield Overland Mail Route traversed Box Canyon just east of here. January 19, 1847, the Mormon Battalion, under command of Lt-Col. Philip St G Cooke, using hand tools hewed a passage through the rocky walls of the narrow gorge for their wagons and opened the first road into Southern California.
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HM NumberHMYT1
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Marker Number472
Year Placed1950
Placed BySan Diego County Board of Supervisors and the Historical Markers Committee
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 1:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 552042 N 3653098
Decimal Degrees33.01510000, -116.44280000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 0.906', W 116° 26.568'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 0' 54.36" N, 116° 26' 34.08" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11842-11998 County Hwy S2, Julian CA 92036, US
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