Mormon Trail Monument

The Mormon Trail Monument was designated a California Historic Landmark (No.577). The monument is to remember the 500 Mormon pioneers who came to the San Bernardino Valley in June 1851, establishing Fort San Bernardino. The monument is near Phelan, California in San Bernardino County, California. The Monument was built in 1937 and is on California State Route 138, 3.6 Miles West of Interstate 15. In 1857, about half the Mormons were told to return to Utah during the Utah War.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} the Mormon War,^[7] or the Mormon Rebellion^{[8][9][10][11]}

Locationnear Phelan, California

Built1937

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Mormon Trail Monument
Mormon Trail Monument
Location within California
34°21′05″N 117°31′37″W
Location	near Phelan, California
History
Built	1937
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	577

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