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Courthouse Rock Campsite Exhibit Audio Description
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This exhibit is placed at a 45-degree angle a few feet off the ground and is 36 inches wide and 24 inches tall. A large red sandstone cliff face is seen in the distance. The exhibit has a textured background of black and gray topographic layers. Two red horizontal accents frame the elements of the panel. On the left side of the sign There is a large block of text above an image of a heavily weathered sandstone cliff with a blue-sky background. On the right side of the sign there is another block of text above three black and white portrait images of middle-aged men. The sign is titled Courthouse Rock.
Primary Text Title: Camping at Courthouse Rock Take in this expansive scene and use the silhouettes ahead to help you imagine mules and muleteers moving through the landscape on the Old Spanish Trail in the mid-1800s. Travelers used this location, marked by Courthouse Rock on your left, as a campsite because it offered feed, fuel, protection, and water (at nearby Courthouse Spring). It was also a day’s trek from the Colorado River to the south and Floy Wash to the north, the average distance of travel being roughly 25 miles a day.
Secondary Text: Title: The Elk Mountain Mission In 1855, a handpicked group of 53 men chosen by Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young traveled through here on the Old Spanish Trail and camped at Courthouse Rock. Those who scouted for them earlier in the fall of 1854 hired a Ute guide and interpreter named Sun Cloud. This venture to settle Spanish Valley (present-day Moab) is the earliest record we have of wheeled vehicles being used on this portion of the Old Spanish Trail.
There is a question below the secondary text: The question states: You are not the first to stay here. Native Americans and Old Spanish Trail traders camped here because of the water, fuel, and protection this place provided. Why did you choose this spot?
Features for more information: At the bottom left of the panel there is a block containing text and a QR code. Text block with QR code: Learn more and plan trips to these sites. https://www.nps.gov/olsp Audio description available.
Bottom Red Banner: Text: Explore the Old Spanish Trail. Text Block with QR code: Travel the trail with the Explorer App to go on a self-guided adventure! Maps can be downloaded and used offline. A black silhouette is set to the right of the text block. It shows a man with a cowboy hat sitting on top of a pack mule, with two other mules behind him in line attached by ropes.
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04/27/2022
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