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In the 1850s, thousands of Mormon pioneers who could not afford larger ox-drawn wagons crossed the rugged plains on foot, pulling and pushing their belongings in handmade, all-wooden handcarts. About 250 died on the journey, but nearly 3,000, mostly British converts, completed the 1,350-mile trek from Iowa City, Iowa to the Salt Lake Valley. Many Latter-day Saints today proudly recount the trials and triumphs of ancestors who were among these handcart pioneers.
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