1/4/2015
1/4/2015
Landmark information
- Location:
Trona Wildrose Rd at Valley Wells Rd, 5.5 mi NE of Trona - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
1/4/2015 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/4/2015 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 49.758, W 117 20.289
About this landmark
Plaque text:
In this area, several groups of midwestern emigrants, who had escaped from hazards and privations in Death Valley in 1849 sought to secure water from Searles Lake. When they discovered its salty nature, they turned northward and westward in despair, and with travail crossed Argus and other mountains to reach settlements of central and southern California.