El Camino Del Diablo--the Devil's Highway--Yuma, AZ
N 32° 40.048 W 114° 24.353
11S E 743271 N 3617397
Monument designating historic route
Waymark Code: WM4FZK
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/19/2008
Views: 113
Full text of marker: 'Early day route from Sonora to California over the path taken by Father Eusebio Kino in 1700 when he sought to discover if California was part of the American mainland. The parched desert along this route has claimed hundreds of lives, particularly during the California Gold Rush of 1849. Arizona Development Board, Arizona Highway Department. 1964'
Marker Name: El Camino Del Diablo--The Devil's Highway
Type of history commemorated: Event
County: Yuma
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Arizona Development Board
Arizona Highway Department
Year placed: 1964
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