Grass Valley in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Overland Emigrant Trail

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, February 17, 2024

1. Overland Emigrant Trail Marker

Inscription. Beginning at this point, this roadway was built over what was once the Overland Emigrant Trail. You will be traveling on the same path followed by pioneer wagon trains of the 1840’s and 1850’s. Additional signs along the way will indicate where the road by-passes portions of the old trail.

Any further destruction of all or any portion of the trail is prohibited.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 39° 4.323′ N, 121° 4.136′ W. Marker is in Grass Valley, California, in Nevada County. It is at the intersection of Brewer Road and Conestoga Drive, on the right when traveling north on Brewer Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grass Valley CA 95949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was

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once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Overland Emigrant Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Truckee Trail - Last of the Foothills (approx. 2.6 miles away); Truckee Trail - Approaching Sacramento Valley (approx. 3.8 miles away); Truckee Trail - Among the Foothills (approx. 4.1 miles away); Truckee Trail - All Hills and Ravines (approx. 4.7 miles away); Truckee Trail - Approaching Rock Creek (approx. 5 miles away); Colfax Methodist Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Colfax Record (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grass Valley.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 35 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 18, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.