California Trail marker C-61 — Button Point, NV
Posted by: 
Volcanoguy
N 41° 00.999 W 117° 34.414
11T E 451774 N 4540763
California Trail Marker at the Button Point Rest Area.
Waymark Code: WMWZCP
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2017
Views: 2
California Trail Marker at the Button Point Rest Area on I-80 northeast of Winnemucca, Nevada
Text of Marker:
California Trail - Humboldt Sloughs
“The water is warm and tastes but little better than soap suds. We use acid in all the water we drink, by that means we manage to get along. Although we are all anxious to get off of this river” — Ephriam Brandiff, Aug. 16, 1852
Guidebook Available
2005 Trails West Inc. P.O. Box 12045 Reno NV 89510 C-61
Road of Trail Name: California Trail
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
Historical Significance:
During the 1840s and 1850s, the California Trail carried over 250,000 gold-seekers and farmers to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California. This was the greatest mass migration in American history. The first emigrant party to use the trail was the Bartleson-Bidwell Party in 1841. The Central Overland Route (nearly 300 miles shorter) was established in 1859 and was used by settlers after 1859.
Years in use: 1841 to 1859
How you discovered it:
Vacation road trip
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
A Guide to the California Trail along the Humboldt River ( http://emigranttrailswest.org/trail-guides-for-purchase/california-trail-guides/ )
Website Explination:
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-californiatrail.html
Why?:
The California Trail carried gold-seekers and farmers to the gold fields and rich farmlands of California.
Directions:
Button Point Rest Area on I-80 northeast of Winnemucca, Nevada
|
Visit Instructions:
To post a log for this Waymark the poster must have a picture of either themselves, GPSr, or mascot. People in the picture with information about the waymark are preferred. If the waymarker can not be in the picture a picture of their GPSr or mascot will qualify. There are no exceptions to this rule.