Covered Wagon Wheels

Covered Wagon Wheels (HM25A8)

Location: Washington, DC 20003
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.58', W 77° 0.087'

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Transportation Walk


Covered Wagon Wheels

From the 1840s to the 1860s, settlers and gold rushers walk overland trails 15 to 20 miles a day beside covered ox-drawn wagons carrying up to 2500 lbs. of household goods and supplies.

Emigrants Crossing the Plains (detail). Henry Bryan Hall, Jr., 1869. Museum of the American West, Autry National Center, Los Angeles.

Transportation Walk
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HM NumberHM25A8
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Placed ByU.S. Department of Transportation
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Date Added Monday, February 5th, 2018 at 1:03pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 326382 N 4304956
Decimal Degrees38.87633333, -77.00145000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.58', W 77° 0.087'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 34.8" N, 77° 0' 5.22" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)202
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-399 M St SE, Washington DC 20003, US
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