jul 15, 1856 - Willie Handcart company left Iowa
Description:
A group of 500 people with 100 handcarts taking what was known as the "Mormon trail" to get to Salt Lake City in Utah.Ms. LaRose
https://history.lds.org/timeline/historic-sites/wyoming/sixth-crossing?lang=eng
pic- http://heritage.uen.org/images/companies/handcart.gif
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 15, 1856
Now
~ 169 years ago