Elko in Elko County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
About Your Journey...
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
1. About Your Journey Marker
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About Your Journey.... . Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound emigrants had. You're going to see the same country, except for the towns and the ranch meadows. The big difference, though, is that you'll be traveling at a much faster pace. From here, you can be in California in a few hours. For the emigrants, it was as much as a month's journey. As you drive and look at the country, think about those people who plodded along day after day through the thick alkali dust and sand , headed toward dreams of gold or a new life., The California Trail had its beginnings at several points along the Missouri River, and included several variant routes across the Great Basin and over the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. With the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most travelers made the journey by rail., You're Invited! , There are many California Trail sites like this one, spread across Nevada. They're marked on this map., As you stop at these sites, you'll learn more about what happened to these emigrants as they traveled across the Great Basin. Be sure to visit the California Trail Interpretive Center just west of Elko, Nevada.
Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound emigrants had. You're going to see the same country, except for the towns and the ranch meadows. The big difference, though, is that you'll be traveling at a much faster pace. From here, you can be in California in a few hours. For the emigrants, it was as much as a month's journey. As you drive and look at the country, think about those people who plodded along day after day through the thick alkali dust and sand — headed toward dreams of gold or a new life.
The California Trail had its beginnings at several points along the Missouri River, and included several variant routes across the Great Basin and over the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. With the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most travelers made the journey by rail.
You're Invited! There are many California Trail sites like this one, spread across Nevada. They're marked on this map.
As you stop at these sites, you'll learn more about what happened to these emigrants as they traveled across the Great Basin. Be sure
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to visit the California Trail Interpretive Center just west of Elko, Nevada.
Location. 40° 50.466′ N, 115° 45.217′ W. Marker is in Elko, Nevada, in Elko County. It is on Idaho Street 0.1 miles north of 14th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located beside the sidewalk in Elko City Park, just north of the Elko Area Chamber of Commerce. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1405 Idaho Street, Elko NV 89801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Elko Country. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016
2. About Your Journey... Marker
(Idaho Street in background on left; related marker on right)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
