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.