#0618 Garces-Smith Monument
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#0618 Garces-Smith Monument
Site information:
On Forest Road 2N49, see GPS coordinates for locationHigh clearance and/or 4-wheel drive vehicle recommended
34.245524,-117.353408
Plaque information:
Private plaquePlaque text:
The Mojave Indian Trail Traveled by Francisco Garces March, 1776, and Jedediah S. Smith November, 1826.This tablet was placed by San Bernardino County Historical Society 1931
OHP description:
This monument marks an old Indian trail, the Mojave Trail, used by Father Garcés in March 1776 on his trip from Needles to San Gabriel. The same trail was used by Jedediah Smith in 1826 on his first trip through San Bernardino Valley.Registered 9/11/1957