Garcés-Smith Monument

San Bernardino County · 8.5 miles northwest of Crestline · location approximate

This monument marks the old Indian trail called the Mojave Trail. It was used by Father Garcés in March 1776 on his trip from Needles to San Gabriel. Later the same Mojave Trail was used by Jedediah Smith in 1826 on his first trip through San Bernardino Valley.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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