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    • Sweetwater Valley, Wyoming

    • Sweetwater Valley, Wyoming

    • Martins Cove (Wyo.); Sweetwater River (Wyo.); Sweetwater River Valley (Wyo.); Rivers--Wyoming; Valleys--Wyoming;

    • The expansive Sweetwater Valley in central Wyoming extends from the area of Independence Rock on the east, to beyond Split Rock on the west. This valley derived its name from the life-giving Sweetwater River, which snakes its way through it. The...
    • Religious Education
    • Keith, Fleury F.

    • Keith, Fleury F.

    • Keith, Fleury F. (Fleury F.); Keith, F. F. (Fleury F.)--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten account of Keith's overland journey from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Weaverville, California, in 1850. Keith paid a "Mr. Platner" to guide him and seventeen others to California. After being swindled and abandoned at Fort Laramie, Keith...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899 vol 2

    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899 vol 2

    • Ajax, William, 1832-1899; Ajax, William, 1832-1899--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Cannon, George Q. (George Quayle), 1827-1901; Salt Lake City (Utah); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Missions--Great...

    • Holographs, photographs, and typescripts of journals, 20 July - 27 December 1861; 1 January 1862 - 31 December 1863. The journals describe Ajax's activities as a missionary for the Mormon Church in England and Wales and include some newspaper...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Bliss, Orley Dwight

    • Bliss, Orley Dwight

    • Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930; Bliss, Orley Dwight, 1839-1930--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; United States--Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Utah Expedition, 1857-1858;...

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. Account is retrospective until 1864, when Bliss writes short daily entries about his journey from Salt Lake City to Nebraska by ox team to help gather the poor to Utah. On the return trip to Utah, Bliss...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Snow, William

    • Snow, William

    • Snow, William, 1806-1879; Snow, William, 1806-1879--Diaries; Mormon converts--Vermont--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Pratt, Orson, 1811-1881; Patriarchal blessings (Mormon Church); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten autobiographical materials. Snow writes about his early life in Vermont, conversion to the Mormon Church, and missionary work. Some genealogy and patriarchal blessings are included. Snow made the overland journey by ox team from...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Walker, William Z.

    • Walker, William Z.

    • Walker, William Z., d. 1862; Walker, William Z., d. 1862--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Oregon National Historic Trail; Salt Lake City (Utah)--Description and travel;

    • Handwritten diary of Walker's overland journey by ox and mule team from Boston, Massachusetts, to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Daily entries give good description of travelling conditions. Walker describes cholera outbreaks, a variety of...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Smith, Job

    • Smith, Job

    • Smith, Job, 1828-1913; Smith, Job, 1828-1913--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Mormon missionaries--Great Britain--Diaries; Basket makers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten diary and autobiography. Smith writes about his conversion to the Mormon Church in England, his emigration to the United States in 1843, and life at Nauvoo, Council Bluffs, and Winter Quarters. The account is retrospective until 1849...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Jackson, Edward

    • Jackson, Edward

    • Jackson, Edward, b. 1827; Jackson, Edward, b. 1827--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--19th century; Dakota Indians; Ute Indians; Shoshoni Indians; Shawnee Indians; Indians...

    • Handwritten diary and typewritten transcript. The diary was transcribed by Jackson's sister, Marion Jackson Gilbert, in 1855. Jackson made the overland journey with mules from Independence, Missouri to Sacramento, California, in 1849. Long and...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Harris, George Henry Abbott

    • Harris, George Henry Abbott

    • Harris, George Henry Abbott, 1830-1919; Harris, George Henry Abbott, 1830-1919--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Bishops--Diaries; Pleasant Grove (Utah); Salem (Idaho); Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten autobiography. The manuscript includes excerpts from diaries and copies of correspondence. The autobiography and letter copying were begun in the 1880s. Harris writes about his youth in England, his conversion to the Mormon Church in...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Headley, Ezekiel W.

    • Headley, Ezekiel W.

    • Headley, Ezekiel W. (Ezekiel Whitehead), 1830-1918; Headley, Ezekiel W. (Ezekiel Whitehead), 1830-1918--Diaries; Pioneers--West (U.S.)--Diaries; Gold miners--California--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific; California--Gold discoveries;

    • Handwritten diary with photocopies. Headley made the overland journey from Cincinnati, Ohio, to California in 1849. Brief, frequent entries focus on distances traveled and camping locations. Headley also writes about the large number of deaths in...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham vol 1

    • Duke, Jonathan Oldham, 1807-1868--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--Diaries; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877; Mormons--Illinois--Nauvoo; Mormons--Utah--Provo; Nauvoo (Ill.); Provo (Utah);

    • Handwritten autobiography and diary. In volume 1, Duke writes about his early life in England, his conversion to the Mormon Church in 1839, and life in Nauvoo, Illinois. Duke made the overland journey in 1850 from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Salt Lake...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries
    • Mummy Rock on the Sweetwater, #91

    • Mummy Rock on the Sweetwater, #91

    • Sweetwater River (Wyo.); Mummy Rock (Wyo.);

    • This view is included as part of the Descriptive Catalogue Photographs of the United States Geological Survey of The Territories, for The Years 1869 to 1873, Inclusive. Titles are from the catalog or as inscribed on the photograph. The photograph...
    • William Henry Jackson
    • Trail to Martin's Cove

    • Trail to Martin's Cove

    • Martins Cove (Wyo.); Basins (Geology)--Wyoming; Sweetwater River (Wyo.); Rivers--Wyoming; Mormon handcart companies; James G. Willie Emigrating Company; Wyoming; Edward Martin Emigrating Company; Martins Cove (Wyo.); Basins (Geology)--Wyoming;...

    • This trail leads into Martin's Cove.
    • Religious Education
    • Martin's Cove

    • Martin's Cove

    • Martins Cove (Wyo.); Basins (Geology)--Wyoming; Sweetwater River (Wyo.); Rivers--Wyoming; Mormon handcart companies; Mormon pioneers; James G. Willie Emigrating Company; Wyoming; Edward Martin Emigrating Company; Martins Cove (Wyo.); Basins...

    • This was the site designated to lay the bodies of those that died.
    • Religious Education
    • Martin's Cove

    • Martin's Cove

    • Sweetwater River (Wyo.); Rivers--Wyoming; Martins Cove (Wyo.); Martins Cove (Wyo.); Basins (Geology)--Wyoming; Mormon handcart companies; Mormon pioneers; James G. Willie Emigrating Company; Wyoming; Edward Martin Emigrating Company; Martins Cove...

    • This view of Martin's Cove shows a distance up on the hill.
    • Religious Education
    • Sweetwater River, Martin's Cove, Wyoming

    • Sweetwater River, Martin's Cove, Wyoming

    • Sweetwater River (Wyo.); Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--Handcart companies;

    • In November 1856, four young men carried members of the Martin Handcart Company across the Sweetwater River in freezing conditions. This site near Martin's Cove, Wyoming is the approximate area where that event took place. A marker at the site...
    • Religious Education
    • Powel, John A.

    • Powel, John A.

    • Powel, John A. (John Alkire), 1807-1880; Powel, John A. (John Alkire), 1807-1880--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific;

    • Handwritten journal of Powel's overland journey from Illinois to Linn County, Oregon, in 1851. Includes daybook of receipts and expenses and a record of marriages performed by Powel. Daily diary entries mostly deal with travelling conditions and...
    • Overland Trails - Diaries

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