Wagon Company

James McGaw Company

Date Formed
1852 June 24
Date Ended
1852 September 20
Location Formed
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Location Ended
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Organization Type
Migration
Organization Participants in Database
258

239 individuals and 54 wagons were in the company when it was organized at the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). Shortly thereafter, a small group of about 40 people, led by Crandell Dunn, broke off from the main camp and traveled the remaining distance to the Valley independently.

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Formed in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1852 June 24

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Occurred On 1852 June 24
Formed

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

1852 September 20

Date Details

Occurred On 1852 September 20
Ended

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