Handcart Company

George Rowley Company

Date Formed
1859 June 7
Date Ended
1859 September 4
Location Formed
Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Migration
Organization Participants in Database
272

8th handcart company. 235 individuals, 60 handcarts, and 8 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha).

They departed from the 7-10 June 1859, and arrived in Salt Lake City 4-6 September 1859.

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Formed in Florence, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

1859 June 7

George Rowley Appointed as Company Captain

1859 June 7 – September 4

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Organization was Ended

Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1859 September 4

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