Indeed,
the first wheeled vehicles would not gouge ruts into the Cajon Pass until 1847-48,
when members of the Mormon Battalion passed through here. The only official religion-centered battalion
in U.S. Army history, the Mormon Battalion was composed of volunteers who
agreed to enlist in the Army in order to aid the United States in the war
against Mexico. At one point, detachment
of the Battalion built a fort near Cajon Canyon (the spot is now known as
“Mormon Battalion Mountain”, and it’s located within the boundaries of Glen
Helen Regional Park) in order to protect travelers through the Pass from Indian
attacks.
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