#134:  Donner Monument (or) Pioneer Monument

Location:

Donner Memorial State Park,Old Hwy 40 at I-80 and Truckee exit, Truckee

Plaque:

Private Plaque

Notes:

None

From the Guidebook:

Commemorates the ill-fated Donner party of California-bound emigrants, who wintered here in 1846-1847, many died of exposure and starvation.

©2009 David Schmitt