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GENERAL KEARNEY’S ARMY OF THE WEST MEMORIAL

GENERAL KEARNEY’S ARMY OF THE WEST MEMORIAL
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Location: U.S. 70 MILEPOST 347

City: SAFFORD

State: Arizona

Zip Code: 85546

Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR

Photograph By: BILL KIRCHNER

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

IN 1845 GENERAL KEARNEY’S ARMY OF THE WEST GUIDED BY KIT CARSON FOLLOWED THE GILA RIVER FROM NEW MEXICO TO THE OCCUPATION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE MEXICAN WAR, THUS OPENING THE SOUTHERN SNOW FREE ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC COAST.


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