Mormon Battalion Monument - Benson, AZ
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linkys
N 31° 58.222 W 110° 18.338
12R E 565608 N 3537361
A monument concerning the location of the Mormon Battalion's last camp on the San Pedro in 1848.
Waymark Code: WM7X8V
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2009
Views: 16
Inscribed black plaque inset into a three sided concrete monument. There is pull-off with plenty of parking in front of the marker.
White, three sided concrete monument with inset plaque. Inscription on the plaque reads:
Mormon Battalion
LDS Church
Dec 14 1848
Last camp on
San Pedro
Turned west
toward Tucson
Erected 1960
Post 34
Marker Name: Mormon Battalion
Type of history commemorated: Event
County: Cochise
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Post 34 (All that is given on the plaque)
Year placed: 1960
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