Sparks in Washoe County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Truckee Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2016

1. Truckee Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford Marker

Inscription. [Just before fording to the north side of Truckee River]" the road forks the left hand one is the old Truckee Route to Sacramento...The right hand one and the one we traveled is Beckwiths Cutoff [Beckwourth Trail]" - East S. Owen, Aug 22, 1852

Erected 2015 by Trails West Inc. (Marker Number T-20/B-1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Beckwourth Trail, the California Trail, the Trails West Inc., and the Truckee Trail series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 22, 1852.

Location. 39° 31.067′ N, 119° 44.478′ W. Marker is in Sparks, Nevada, in Washoe County. It is on Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway, on the left when traveling east. The marker is just west of the South McCarran Boulevard Bridge over the Truckee River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sparks NV 89431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada,

in the Lake Tahoe Basin,

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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Truckee Trail - North Side of River / Beckwourth Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford (a few steps from this marker); Glendale School (approx. ¼ mile away); Southern Pacific Railroad Yards (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chinese in Nevada

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); James C. Lillard Railroad Park History (approx. 1.3 miles away); Glendale School (1864-1958) (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Bank of Sparks (approx. 1.4 miles away); Beckwourth Trail - Over a Sage Plain (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparks.

More about this marker. This is Marker T-20 on the Truckee Trail and Marker B-1 on the Beckwourth Trail has been removed and replaced with two new ones, now two-sided for T-20 and B-1 with different wording on each side.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2016

2. Truckee Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford Marker

Truckee River at the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 20, 2016

3. Truckee River at the Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on December 30, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.