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Donner Party

The 21st-century team encountered snow and cold water—but they had much warmer gear than the folks whose footsteps they were following.

Retracing a Donner Party Path, Nearly Two Centuries Later

To pay homage, ultra-athletes fought snow and thorns.

Erika Mailman March 8, 2021

Pioneer Cemetery

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Plaque on the stone that was the former wall of the Henry cabin and lists all members of the Donner party who perished and survived.

Truckee, California

Donner Party Artifacts

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Permanently Closed

Sacramento, California

Patty Reed's Doll

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The popular bell tower is a scenic photo gracing many a postcard.

Nevada City, California

Firehouse No. 1 Museum

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.