Donner Camp Site

DONNER CAMP SITE ON OCTOBER 28,1846 THE SIX COVERED WAGONS BROUGHT WEST BY GEORCE 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. THIS MONUMENT DEDICATED BY WM. M. STEWART CHAPTER, ECV NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST, USFS TRUCKEE-DONNER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IMOGENE CHAPTER 134, SIERRAVILLE OCTOBER 16, 1960 Submitted by: Eric Goodill