Near Trona in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Fish Canyon
Photographed by Jean Lachance, February 28, 2019
1. Fish Canyon Marker
The escape trail where Manley & Rodgers led the Bennett & Arcane families to safety from Death Valley in Feb 1850.
←Brier's Silent Sepulchre
Fish's Gravesite, 1 mile.
Erected 1988 by The Trona Chapter of the Death Valley Escape Trail Conference.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events.
Location. 35° 53.442′ N, 117° 15.092′ W. Marker is near Trona, California, in Inyo County. It is on Slate Range Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trona CA 93592, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Valley Wells (approx. 6½ miles away); Barker Ranch (approx. 9.4 miles away); Panamint City (approx. 10 miles away); Ballarat (approx. 10 miles away); a different marker also named Ballarat (approx. 10 miles away); Reilly Townsite & Anthony Mill (approx. 10½ miles away); Trona Unified School (approx. 10.6 miles away); a different marker also named Ballarat (approx. 10.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trona.
this page online
Photographed by Jean Lachance, February 28, 2019
2. Fish Canyon Marker
Photographed by Larry Gertner
3. Rogers Pass and the story behind the markers
Escape Trail Conference - Trona Chapter website.
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2021, by Jean Lachance of Ile-Bizard, Quebec. This page has been viewed 535 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2021, by Jean Lachance of Ile-Bizard, Quebec. 3. submitted on June 8, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
