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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailHighway 238 in Maricopa County, also known as the Dead Cow Highway, linking Gila Bend and the town of Maricopa.
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
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There are a number of ways to support the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail by either joining a friends group, developing a volunteer group in your community, buying books about the Anza Trail from Western National Parks Association, submitting material for the quarterly "Noticias de Anza," or sharing the Anza Trail story with your community.
Anza didn't visit the La Brea tarpits, but saw another oil seep nearby.  

Did You Know?
Juan Bautista de Anza, who established the Anza Trail, led 300 settlers up the California coast in 1775. They experienced a 3 minute earthquake one day. Another day they saw crude oil bubbling out of the ground and found more oil on the beach as it bubbled up and washed ashore.
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Last Updated: May 15, 2007 at 16:30 EST