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

Pioneer Emigrant Trail

Photographed by Karen Key, October 12, 2010

1. Pioneer Emigrant Trail Marker

Inscription. This boulder was known to the pioneers as the Indian Medicine Stone. On its top are hollows in which the Indians lay while taking sun baths to cure their ills. One branch of the Emigrant Trail leading from Truckee Pass to the gold mines of Nevada County and to the Valley of the Sacramento passed close beside this stone.

Tablet placed by the Historic Landmarks Committee,
Native Sons of the Golden West.
Dedicated Oct. 18, 1936.

Erected 1936 by Native Sons of the Golden West.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Native Sons/Daughters of the Golden West series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 39° 16.02′ N, 121° 1.315′ W. Marker is in Nevada City, California, in Nevada County. It is on East Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 632 East Broad Street, Nevada City CA 95959, 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 once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pioneer Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Hill Diggings (approx. ¼ mile away); Ten Stamp Mill (approx. ¼ mile away); Nevada City Public Library

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Nevada City Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Pennsylvania Engine Co. No. 2 (approx. ¼ mile away); Hydraulic Mining (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nevada County Court House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nevada City.

Photographed by Karen Key, October 12, 2010

2. Pioneer Emigrant Trail Marker

Photographed by Karen Key, October 12, 2010

3. Pioneer Emigrant Trail Marker

The house has been built around the boulder.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2010, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 1,739 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2010, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.