El Camino Del Diablo

(The Devils Highway)

Early day route from Sonora to California over the path taken by Father Eusebio Kino in 1700 when he sought to discover if California was part of the American mainland the parched desert along this route has claimed hundreds of lives particularly during the California Gold Rush of 1849.

Marker is on South Frontage Road near South El Camino Del Diablo, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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