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1847 Pioneer Trek
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Heber Kimball Have arrived amongst the brethren. Today traveled 12¾ miles. The total distance from Fort Bridger 116 miles & from Fort John 573 miles.
1847-07-24 12:15:00 UTC -
Erastus Snow The President & all the rear of the Pioneer company arrived, their health much improved.
1847-07-24 13:23:00 UTC -
George A. Smith Potatoes all planted. I planted first. At about two the President and his company came up, all better.
1847-07-24 14:06:00 UTC -
Lorenzo Young this day we arrived in the valley of the great Salt Lake.
1847-07-24 16:31:00 UTC
In April 1847, a group of Mormon pioneers left Omaha, Nebraska and headed west. Their group consisted of 147 men, three women, and two children. Their journey would cover more than 1,000 miles, and cross the Rocky Mountains. This small group would pave the way for more than 70,000 people to make the same journey. Pioneers would continue to cross the plains for over two decades until the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869.