Donner Party Camp at Alder Creek Valley / Tamsen and Elizabeth D

Donner Party Camp at Alder Creek Valley

In the Fall of 1846, 25 Members of The Donner Party became Trapped by an Early Snowstorm here at Alder Creek Valley. The George and Jacob Donner Families, their Teamsters, and Fellow Travelers ...

Departure Point of The Donner Party

Lincoln Square marks the Departure Point of the Donner Party on April 15, 1846 for thier ill-fated trip to California.

Marker is on East Adams Street west of Sixth Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Donner Party

1846 – 1847

The face of this rock formed the north end and the fireplace of the Murphy cabin. General Stephan W. Kearny, on June 22, 1847, buried, under the middle of the cabin the bodies found in the vicinity. Following ...

Donner Party

1846 – 1847

The face of this rock formed the north end and the fireplace of the Murphy cabin. General Stephan W. Kearny, on June 22, 1847, buried, under the middle of the cabin the bodies found in the vicinity. Following ...