Destiny Road, the Gila Trail

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Destiny Road, the Gila Trail

Entry/Object ID

2009.3.53

Description

The time line for Destiny Road, The Gila Trail and the Opening of the Southwest follows the Mexican War. Stretching from Texas west to San Diego, it linked the newly acquired California territory with the rest of the nation and became the most famous stagecoach road between the two. Over this route came the precious Overland Mail, the gold-seekers of "49, cattle drives, wagon trains, Civil War armies, and later, the Southern Pacific railroad. Along this route El Paso, Tucson and San Diego grew. This book is from the Don Reynolds collection. 232/Hardbound/Illustrations/Maps /Photographs

Collection

Don and Maudie Reynolds Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Communication, Railroads, Civil wars

Search Terms

Apache Indians, Highway 80, Gila Trail, Freighting, Southern Pacific, Stagecoach, Indian Interaction, Gold Rush, Mexican War, Overland Mail, El Paso, San Diego, Tucson

Book Details

Author

Faulk, Odie B.

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1973

Call No.

Western FA

LCCN

73-82666

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent