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Below is a map of the six-month sea journey the ship Brooklyn made from New York City to San Francisco in 1846. The voyage was a dangerous one: no group with women and children had ever attempted to round Cape Horn. The Brooklyn passengers became the first group of American emigrants to move west by sea. After these Mormons helped launch the California Gold Rush, thousands of "forty-niners" followed a similar sea route to get West. The Brooklyn
journey also served as a beacon in the mass migration of Mormons to
the West. Its
passengers settled San Francisco one full year
before their prophet-leader Brigham Young arrived in Salt Lake
City, where
he announced that the rest of the Mormons should gather. |
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February 4, 1846, New York City The Brooklyn passengers flee to California to escape religious persecution. Their leader is a controversial schemer named Sam Brannan. 2. Mid February, 1846, Four days out Caught in a severe storm, the Brooklyn's captain tells the passengers they are caught in the worst gale he has ever seen. He braces them for the worst. 3. April 10, 1846, Cape Horn The Brooklyn becomes the first civilian ship to round Cape Horn. 4. May 4, 1846, Juan Fernandez Island Desperate for supplies, the Brooklyn is forced to land at Juan Fernandez Island, made famous in the novel, Robinson Crusoe. The victim of a second storm—a mother of seven children—is buried in a cave. 5. June 20, 1846, The Sandwich Islands The Brooklyn docks in the Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii) and discovers America has gone to war with Mexico. 6. July 31, 1846, Yerba Buena After 177 days at sea, the Brooklyn arrives in Yerba Buena. They turn the tiny village into a bustling community called San Francisco. |
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