5/22/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
SE corner of Old Bena and Tower Line Rds, 3.6 mi E of Edison - Plaque:
Plaque Missing - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/22/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/22/1997 - GPS Coordinates:
N 35 19.927, W 118 48.386
About this landmark
From the state:
About February 1, 1827, Jedediah Strong Smith, first American to reach Mexican California overland, passed near this spot with his party of fur trappers. From San Gabriel Mission, the group was en route north to a land reported teeming with 'plenty of Beaver.' Smith and his men were trailblazers whose exploits soon led to the American conquest of California.