Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

California Trail - Nearing Big Meadows

Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 29, 2024

1. California Trail - Nearing Big Meadows Marker

Inscription.
"There was not a spear of grass to be found. Willow was all our cattle had. In four or five miles we came to the great meadow" - Byron McKinstry, Aug 26, 1850

Guidebook available
Trails West Inc P.O. Box 12045 Reno, Nevada 89510

Erected 1996 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number C-78.)

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 series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 26, 1850.

Location. 40° 13.988′ N, 118° 25.019′ W. Marker is in Lovelock, Nevada, in Pershing County. It is on Old Pitt Dam Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 Old Pitt Dam Road, Lovelock NV 89419, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Nevada. 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crazy Corners Saloon (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Ice House (approx. 4.6 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Karl O. Olfers (approx. 4.7 miles away); California Trail - Big Meadows / H.R.R. 7 - Big Meadows of Lovelock (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pershing County Court House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Lovers Lock (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pershing County (approx. 4.8 miles away); Applegate-Lassen Emigrant Trail (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lovelock.

Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 29, 2024

2. California Trail - Nearing Big Meadows Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 29, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.