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Rebecca Winters, daughter of Gideon Burdick, a drummer boy in Washington's army, was born in New York State in 1802. She was a pioneer in the Church of Latter Day Saints, being baptized with her husband Hiram in June 1833. Membership in the Church brought persecution in Ohio, Illinois and Iowa. In June 1852, the family joined others of their faith in the great journey to Utah. It was a pleasant trip across Iowa through June, but in the Platte Valley the dread cholera struck. Rebecca saw many of her friends taken by the illness, and on August 15 she was another of its victim. She was buried on the prairie near here with a simple ceremony. A close friend of the family, William Reynolds, chiseled the words "Rebecca Winters, age 50" on an iron wagon tire to mark the grave. The family continued on with the wagon train and settled in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Burlington Railroad surveyors found the crude marker and changed the right-of-way to save and protect the grave. In 1902 a monument was erected by Rebecca's descendants. Rebecca Winters is a symbol of the pioneer mother who endured great hardships in the westward movement. Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce Historical Land Mark Council
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| HM Number | HM1MHZ |
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| Placed By | Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce & Historical Land Mark Council |
| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, August 3rd, 2015 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 614818 N 4633291 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 41.84320000, -103.61700000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 50.592', W 103° 37.02' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 50' 35.52" N, 103° 37' 1.2" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 308 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near US-26 Scenic, Scottsbluff NE 69361, US |
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