Elizabeth Keegan - Donner Memorial State Park - Truckee, CA
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N 39° 19.429 W 120° 13.871
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A quote by a 12 year old etched in stone.
Waymark Code: WM11ZEP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2020
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"No one knows the strength of kindred love until it is tried" Keegan was 12 year old in 1852.
The quote comes from a letter Keegan wrote to her brother and sister in December 1952, two months after arriving in Marysville, CA, via the Sierras.
Source: Holmes, Kenneth L. Covered Wagon Women. University of Nebraska Press, 1996.
The stone with the quote is at the entrance to the Donner Party Monument.
Address:
12593 Donner Pass Rd, Truckee, CA 96161
Website: Not listed
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