Mormon Battalion Monument - St David, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member linkys
N 31° 54.303 W 110° 13.436
12R E 573379 N 3530174
A monument concerning the Mormon Battalion's camp in 1846.
Waymark Code: WM7ZHE
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member cache_test_dummies
Views: 17

Inscribed black plaque inset into a three sided concrete monument. There is a 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
Camp Dec 13 1846
Capt. PC Merrill
returned to
San Pedro 1877
Erected 1960
By Troop 21

Marker Name: Mormon Battalion

Type of history commemorated: Event

County: Cochise

Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Troop 21 (All that is given on the plaque)


Year placed: 1960

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