Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Mormon Battalion
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
1. The Mormon Battalion Marker
Property of the State of Colorado
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A detachment of United States Soldiers of
The Mormon Battalion
in the Mexican War spent the
winter of 1846-47 near this site.
With their families and Mormon
immigrants from Mississippi they
formed a settlement of 275 persons.
They erected a church and rows of
dwellings of cottonwood logs.
Here were born the first
white children in Colorado.
Erected 1946 by the State Historical Society of Colorado from the Mrs. J. N. Hall Foundation and the Colorado members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and by citizens of Pueblo. (Marker Number 60.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the History Colorado, and the Mormon Battalion series lists.
Location. 38° 15.349′ N, 104° 36.246′ W. Marker is in Pueblo, Colorado, in Pueblo County. It is at the intersection of Stanton Avenue and Locust Street, on the right when traveling north
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Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Arkansas River Valley and in the Front Range. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Orman Block (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Pueblo Street Railway Company Stable Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); DeRemer Block/Holden Block # 3 Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Graham-Wescott Building (approx. 0.8 miles away); Gold Dust Block (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of South Pueblo's Hanging Tree (approx. 0.8 miles away); Turf Exchange (approx. 0.8 miles away); Schlitz Building (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pueblo.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Mormon Battalion. (Submitted on July 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
2. The Mormon Battalion Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 23, 2016
3. Area of Mormon Battalion Marker near Runyon Field Sports Complex
An Eagle Scout (in photo) is working on a Scout Project to clean up the marker area.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,756 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
