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Grand Encampment / Mormon Battalion Mustering Grounds Marker

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1600 HIGHWAY 275
1600 Highway 275
Council Bluffs, Iowa | Map It Loess Hills & Beyond Email Us 712.256.2577 712.256.2577
The Grand Encampment was where the Mormons met after traveling across Iowa. Twelve days after they arrived at the Encampment, the U.S. Army was seeking volunteers. Five hundred men, known as the Mormon Battalion, began their trek to Southern California.
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