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Ordeal in The Desert

by | Apr 4, 2018 | True West Blog

Mormon Battalion Painting by Geo Ottinger
On the outskirts of Casa Grande, along what used to be the main highway between Tucson and Phoenix stands a simple, concrete monument surrounded by weeds and objects thrown from passing cars. It shows the ravages resulting from the passage of time. The monument was erected to honor a campsite of the Mormon Battalion on December 20, 1846. Similar monuments are found along the


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