Donner Hill
Posted by: snownomi
N 40° 45.100 W 111° 48.057
12T E 432386 N 4511498
A quick roadside waymark.
Waymark Code: WM5H78
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2009
Views: 32
DONNER HILL After 4 1/2 miles of fighting boulders and brush along stream bed Donner Party gave up here and on August 22, 1846 climbed steep hill to southwest. A survivor wrote, "We doubled teams, almost every yoke in the train (of 23 wagons) being required to pull up each wagon." Mormon Pioneers a year later built road through to mouth of canyon with 4 hours labor. Erected by "Mormon" Explorers Y M M I A
Marker Name: Donner Hill
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Salt Lake
City: Salt Lake City
Addtional Information: Not listed
Group Responsible for Placement: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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