Charles Fayette McGlashan - Donner Summit Overlook, California
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Memorial plaque to Charles Fayette McGlashan.
Waymark Code: WMVZZ3
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2017
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Memorial plaque at Donner Summit Overlook, dedicating the name McGlashan Point in memory of Charles Fayette McGlashan (1847 - 1931). In 1879 his book “History of the Donner Party, A Tragedy of the Sierra” was published.
Text of plaque:
McGlashan Point
Dedicated August 10, 1986 in honor of
Charles Fayette McGlashan
1847 - 1931
Truckee’s patriarch, historian, author, editor, attorney, legislator, inventor, entomologist, and astronomer.
His last public address was given in 1926 at the Donner Summit Bridge dedication.
This site is named in his memory by the people of Truckee.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Donner Summit Overlook
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