Donner Camp Site
On October 28, 1846 the six covered wagons brought west by George and Jacob Donner and their families halted here for repairs. By March of 1847 one half of the party of 22 adults and children had died of starvation and cold. They came west seeking a new life and found misery and death.
Marker can be reached from State Highway 89 3.5 miles north of Interstate 80, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
