Donner Trail 1846 - Salt Lake City, Utah
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Lord Mot
N 40° 46.317 W 111° 55.216
12T E 422337 N 4513849
Located at the Enterance of the Utah State Fairpark.
Waymark Code: WMBCH0
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2011
Views: 15
The Donner Party, led by George and Jacob Donner and James F. Reed, passed here and crossed the nearby Jordan River about September 2, 1846. This party, consisting of 81 persons –35 of them children — was delayed 2 weeks building a road via Emigration Canyon. While crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert, they lost some wagons and many animals. As a result of this misfortune and the delays en route, the party became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where many of them perished that winter.
Marker Name: Donner Trail 1846
Marker Type: Roadside
Addtional Information:
UPTLA #7 (Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association)
County: Salt Lake
City: Salt Lake City
Group Responsible for Placement: Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
Date Dedicated: 1931
Marker Number: No 7
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://www.sonsofutahpioneers.org/monuments-trails/
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