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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: June 2, 2016
Caption: "Hear Was Hundreds of Emigrants" Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (left) Emigrant Era River Channel: Since emigrant times, the New Fork River has changed course, cutting the era island in half and leaving mostly dry channels around the island seen here today.; (right) Emigrant Era Island. (R)eached East Green River (New Fork) which took us until 9 oclock at night hear (sic) was hundreds of Emigrants camped and making preparations for crossing - James McClung, New Fork River, July 19, 1862.
Submitted: August 14, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p359698
File Size: 3.467 Megabytes

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