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Jefferson Hunt, perhaps the best known man from
the Mormon colony on account of his many trips
there, had departed from San Bernardino as a Los
Angeles County delegate to the State Assembly. The
first bill he introduced in that august body was
one to divide the space served, forming a separate
San Bernardino County. On April 26, 1853, the bill
passed, and was implemented with special election
arrangements.
--San Bernardino County Sheriff Dept., History
A number of Jefferson's accomplishments while in
San Bernardino, including construction of the road
from San Pedro to Cajon Pass, are outlined in the
text
of a brochure distributed during the 2001
reenactment of the settlement of San
Bernardino.
Leo Lyman includes numerous references regarding
the influence of Jefferson Hunt in ties between
California and Utah in an article
on the "State of Deseret."
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