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| The Death Valley 49ers gateway, Inscription. Through this natural gateway the Death Valley Forty-niners. More than one hundred emigrants from the middle west seeking a shortcut to gold fields of central California, entered Death Valley in December,1849. All suffered from thirst and starvation. Two contingents went southwest from here, the others proceeded northward seeking an escape from region. Erected 1949 by California Centennials Commission. Base Furnished by Death Valley 49ers, Inc. (Marker Number 442.) Location. 36ð 26.915ââ¬Â² N, 116ð 51.162ââ¬Â² W. Marker is near Furnace Creek, California, in Inyo County. Marker is on California Route 190 near Badwater Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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