Bennett-Arcane Long Camp
Near this spot Bennett-Arcane contingent of Death Valley Forty-niners, emigrants from Middle West, seeking shortcut to California goldfields, were stranded for a month and almost perished from starvation. Two young companions, William Lewis Manly and John Rogers, made heroic journey on foot to San Fernando, returning with supplies, and led party to the safety of San Francisquito Rancho near Newhall.
1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.
Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗
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Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)
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