On the south face of this landmark for the Oregon-California Trail are carvings of some of the names and dates of only a few of the estimated 350,000 immigrants that passed this way from 1841-1869.

Lt. John Charles Fremont and his first expedition to the far West camped here on July 26, 1842.  The “Pathfinder” was following the trail used by trappers and traders since 1812 and Indians since prehistory.

The sand laden winds are slowly eroding the names away but history will forever record what these people did to promote development in the West.