Pennington Footbridge
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leadhiker
N 32° 13.352 W 110° 58.414
12S E 502490 N 3565102
Memorial to Elias Pennington, pioneer rancher, farmer, miner, freighter and lumberman.
Waymark Code: WM8PTT
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2010
Views: 13
Memorial to Elias Pennington, pioneer rancher, farmer, miner, freighter and lumberman. In 1857, he came from Texas with his twelve children settling in various locations around southern Arizona for several years. Near this site, in 1863, Pennington set up a pit for whipsawing timber in the arroyo just south of the old presidio wall. Tragically, by 1870, Elias and five members of his family were dead – victims of the hardships and dangers of frontier life. "Calle del Arroyo" was later renamed Pennington Street in their honor.
Marker Name: Pennington Footbridge
Type of history commemorated: Person
County: Pima
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society
Year placed: Unknown
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