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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Nyack in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal) |
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Emigrant Gap
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By Karen Key, August 27, 2006 | |
| | | 1. Emigrant Gap Marker | | |
Inscription. The spring of 1845 saw the first covered wagons to surmount the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They left this valley, ascended to the ridge and turned westward to Old Emigrant Gap. The wagons were lowered by ropes to the floor of Bear Valley. Hundreds followed, before, during and after the Gold Rush. This was a hazardous portion of the Overland Emigrant Trail.
State Registered Landmark No. 403
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission.
Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated June 25, 1950.
Erected 1950 by California Centennials Commission and Placer County Historical Society. (Marker Number 403.)
Location. 39° 17.955′ N, 120° 40.369′ W. Marker is near Nyack, California, in Placer County. Marker is on Highway 80 (Interstate 80), on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at a Scenic Vista parking area on the highway. Marker is in this post office area: Emigrant Gap CA 95715, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Dutch Flat (approx. 10.9 miles away); Chinese Railroad Workers (approx. 12.6 miles away); Hydraulic Mining (approx. 12.7 miles away); Gold Run (approx. 13.1 miles away). |
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By Karen Key, August 27, 2006 | |
| | | 2. Emigrant Gap Marker | | |
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By Karen Key, August 27, 2006 | |
| | | 3. Bear Valley as seen from marker | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on September 27, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,374 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on September 27, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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