Tragedy Spring
38°38′20″N 120°08′41″W / 38.63889°N 120.14472°W
Tragedy Spring is a small alpine freshwater spring and historical site in eastern
History
In 1848 a company of Mormons, some of whom had served in the
The route taken by the Mormon group out of California became known as the Carson River Trail, or
Memorial
The Tragedy Spring picnic ground, maintained by Eldorado National Forest, is located at the gravesite. It is situated on a hillside near the entrance to the picnic site. The grave is a rock cairn that has been cemented in place with an attached plaque commemorating the loss of the three men, Henderson Cox (1829-1848), Ezra Hela Allen (1814-1848), and Daniel Browett (1809-1848). The burial site became a Daughters of Utah Pioneers monument in 1967.
The picnic ground no longer exists, having been destroyed in the Caldor Fire in 2021. The spring box is privately maintained.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - California trail#Carson Trail