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Related Historical Markers
By Andrew Johnson, September 23, 2018
The Old Emigrant Road Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Bluff Road, 0.3 miles north of 2700 South, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Old Emigrant Road started at Salt Lake City, Utah, and ended at the City of the Rocks, Idaho, where it formed a junction with the California Trail. This road was also known as Bluff Road, Old Traveled Road, and the Salt Lake Cutoff. It was . . . — — Map (db m124032) HM |
| On 1800 North (Utah Route 37 at milepost 4), 0.2 miles east of 4325 West, on the right when traveling west. |
| | East side:
The only existing ruts on the Hensley/Salt Lake Cutoff between Salt Lake City and Tremonton are in the field north of this marker. The easterly route went into Brownsville [Ogden] while the westerly Bluff Road, and center . . . — — Map (db m169180) HM |
| On Bigger Road near West 15200 North. |
| | "...we came to Bear River Crossing, ... There has been a ferry established here all summer until the later week, when the waters have become so much fallen that it renders it useless The river is now about 150 ft. wide, an average depth of 2 1/2 . . . — — Map (db m105495) HM |
| On Gamble Lane (County Highway 1700 S) at State Highway 77, on the right when traveling east on Gamble Lane. |
| | The Raft River Valley was used by Native Americans as a place to hunt and winter because the snow didn't lie in the valley and there was good water and plenty of grass for the animals. British and American trappers, Peter Skene Ogden, Milton . . . — — Map (db m123881) HM |
| Near U.S. 86 at milepost 30 near Rock Creek Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (There are five historical panels in this kiosk:)
Idaho's Emigrant Trails
Westward-bound emigrants entered Idaho after crossing Thomas Fork Valley. They soon encountered the climb and descent of Big Hill, witnessed . . . — — Map (db m124037) HM |
May. 19, 2024