1/4/2015
1/4/2015
1/4/2015
Landmark information
- Location:
Death Valley National Park, from Hwy 190, 6 mi on road to Badwater, then S 16.4 mi on West Side Rd (unpaved) - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
1/4/2015 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/4/2015 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 9.804, W 116 51.799
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Near this spot Bennett - Arcane contingent of Death Valley forty-niners, emigrants from Middle West, seeking short cut to California gold fields, were stranded for month and almost perished from starvation. Two young companions, William Lewis Manly and John Rogers, made heroic journey on foot to San Fernando, returning with supplies, and led party to the safety of San Francisquito Rancho near Newhall.