Mormon Battalion Historical Marker
"History may be searched in vain for an equal march of infantry"
Lt. Col. Cooke
The Mormon Battalion, of some 500 men marched through this area during November of 1846. The march covered over 2000 miles from Council Bluffs, Iowa to San Diego, California.
Marker is on New Mexico Route 27 at milepost 8.1, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
