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Donner Hill

 
 
Donner Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jack Duffy, April 2, 2011
1. Donner Hill Marker
Inscription. After 4 1/2 miles of fighting boulders and brush along streambed, Donner Party gave up here, and on August 22, 1846, climbed steep hill to southwest. A survivor wrote, "We doubled teams, almost every yoke in the train (of 23 wagons) being required to pull up each wagon."

Mormon Pioneers a year later built road through to mouth of canyon with four hours labor.
 
Erected 1958 by "Mormon" Explorers Y.M.M.I.A., Explorer Post 436, North 21 Ward Emigration District.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
 
Location. 40° 45.1′ N, 111° 48.05′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. Marker is on Emigration Canyon Road / Burrs Lane. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Lake City UT 84108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Native American Village (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mary Fielding Smith Home (approx. 0.6 miles away); This Is The Place Monuments (approx. 0.7 miles away); Early Monuments (approx. 0.7 miles away); William Atkin Home (approx. 0.7 miles away); Manti Fort Gristmill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Pioneer Children’s Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Handcarts (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.
 
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Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Donner Party departure point and site of their winter ordeal.
 
Donner Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jack Duffy, April 2, 2011
2. Donner Hill Marker
Donner Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jack Duffy, April 2, 2011
3. Donner Hill Marker
Donner Hill Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Jack Duffy, April 2, 2011
4. Donner Hill Dedication Plaque
Erected by
Explorer Post 436
North 21 Ward
Emigration
District
May
1958
M J
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2011, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. This page has been viewed 2,721 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2011, by Jack Duffy of West Jordan, Utah. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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