2/2/2014
Landmark information
- Location:
NE corner of 5th St E and Heber Ave, Calexico - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
5/21/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/2/2014 - GPS Coordinates:
N 32 40.200, W 115 29.606
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Camp Salvation
Here on September 23, 1849, Lieut. Cave J. Couts, escort commander, International Boundary Commission, established Camp Salvation. From September till the first of December, 1849, it served as a refugee center for distressed emigrants attempting to reach the gold fields over the southern emigrant trail.