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Article: Mapping the Alberta Route of the 1887 Mormon Trek from Utah to Cardston.(migration route from Logan, Utah to Cardston, Alberta)
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- Alberta History
- Article date:
- June 22, 2003
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The exact route travelled in 1887 by the first Mormon (2) pioneers from Logan, Utah, to Cardston, Alberta, has remained relatively unknown. However, through an application of modern satellite mapping technology, (3) combined with a correlated review of period maps, documents, and pioneer accounts, it is now possible to determine with relative accuracy the route of this first party of Mormon pioneers. The two objectives of this paper will be to identify the contemporary trails that aided the first Mormon migration from Utah, and a specific description of that portion of the trail that led from the Canada-United States boundary to the original settlement site of Cardston.
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