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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K79_cal-lodge_Truckee-CA.html
History
Today people travel swiftly along I-80 to their destinations in the Sierra, many times not even staying overnight. When they do stay overnight it is most likely in hotels or rental houses.
It was not always that way. Before I-80 people …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K1L_tri-lodges_Truckee-CA.html
History
Because there were three lodges built on Forest Service land in the early 1930's, they have always been referred to as the Tri-Lodges. The first of the three lodges built was der Naturfreund in 1931 (right). This is a private lodge owned …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K0H_snowsheds_Norden-CA.html
History
Theodore Judah, who plotted the Central Pacific's route over the Sierra and for whom Mt. Judah was named, thought it was only the mountains that needed conquering as the Central Pacific headed east to meet up with the Union Pacific. He wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K0G_summit-valley_Truckee-CA.html
History
Summit Valley has been the scene of human activity for thousands of years because it is a natural crossing of the Sierra. Native Americans traveled the valley moving from winter to summer residences. They left grinding rocks and arrowhead…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JTZ_mcglashan-point_Truckee-CA.html
Dedicated August 10, 1986 in honor of
Charles Fayette McGlashan
1847-1931
Truckee's patriarch, historian, author, editor, attorney, legislator, inventor, entomologist and astronomer.
His last public address was given in 1926 at the Donn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JTY_donner-summit-bridge_Truckee-CA.html
Dedicated to the pioneers who blazed the
Overland Trail through these mountains.
Built by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads and the California Highway Commission
1925-1926.
This tablet placed by the Historic Landmarks Committee of the Nat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JTV_sacred-symbols-from-ancient-times_Truckee-CA.html
The rocks here are carved with ancient symbols called petroglyphs.
They were created by pecking the surface of the rock with a tool called a hammerstone. These petroglyphs are thought to be several thousand years old.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JSF_norden-station_Soda-Springs-CA.html
History
"new addition... modern design... large new ski hut... semi-rustic design... oiled pine walls ... ideally suited to skiers' requirements... central heating... Norden awaits the opening of the winter sports season." So adver…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JSA_sugar-bowl-academy_Truckee-CA.html
History
The current building at the head of Donner Pass on Old 40 was built for the Division of Highways in 1931 to serve as a dormitory for highway workers. That was the first winter the road was plowed and on-call workers needed accommodations…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JS8_transcontinental-railroad_Truckee-CA.html
History
It was a race. The Union and Central Pacific Railroads were crossing the continent with steel rails each trying to build the most miles and so get the most money from the government. The rugged Sierra and its winter climate were challenge…