Fernley in Lyon County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Truckee Trail - Dead Cattle
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T.R.R. 6 - Trail Turning Point
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 21, 2024
1. Truckee Trail - Dead Cattle side of marker
"There was deep sand for eight miles, and the road on both sides was strewn with dead cattle. A number of our train succumbed to the heavy travel and heat". - Helen Carpenter, Sep 18, 1857
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Trails West, Inc.
P.O. Box 12045
Reno NV 89510
Emigrant Trail-40 Mile Desert
Truckee River Route
Marker No. T.R.R. 6-Trail Turning Point
Around Promontory to Truckee River.
Erected 2000. (Marker Number T-11.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Truckee Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1857.
Location. 39° 37.58′ N, 119° 11.902′ W. Marker is in Fernley, Nevada, in Lyon County. It can be reached from Unnamed dirt road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Off Interstate 80, Fernley NV 89408, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada and in Greater Reno Area. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Truckee Trail - Act of Mercy (approx. 1½ miles away); Rush to the River (approx. 2½ miles away); America's First Transcontinental Highway (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wadsworth
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More about this marker. The marker is visible, if one know roughly where to look, off of Exit 50 from I-80 westbound. The closest spot to park to walk to the marker is roughly 400 yards southwest of it. Alternatively, one might drive to the marker either from the west, on Duffy Road, or from the east, on Truck Inn Way, but in both instances it would also require figuring out where to turn onto the unnamed dirt road on which the marker is located. Note that although this dirt road is graded, driving conditions may vary according to season.
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 21, 2024
2. T.R.R. 6 - Trail Turning Point side of marker
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 21, 2024
3. Truckee Trail - Dead Cattle / T.R.R. 6 - Trail Turning Point Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. This page has been viewed 400 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 25, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
