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

The Gateway Cabin

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

1. The Gateway Cabin Marker

Inscription. This cabin was one of several built by Jack Wolert for Dick Joseph in 1939 on US Route 40. The cabin was constructed of lumber salvaged from houses being dismantled 3 miles north of Truckee at Hobart Mills and served as the Gateway Motel’s Office. Originally located at the site of the current Gateway Shopping Center on Donner Pass Road (Historic US 40). It was donated to the Truckee Donner Historical Society in 1990 and moved to this location on May 11, 1991. Thanks to community efforts, the cabin has been restored and serves as a historical research library.

Erected 2003 by Chief Truckee Chapter, E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1608.

Location. 39° 19.639′ N, 120° 12.899′ W. Marker is in Truckee, California, in Nevada County. It can be reached from Donner Trail Road north of Donner Pass Road (Old California Highway 40). Marker and cabin are located at Meadow Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10115 Donner

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Trail Road, Truckee CA 96161, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Emigrant Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Permanent Emigrant Trail Markers (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Emigrant Trail (approx. 0.8 miles away); Donner Party (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Monument to Pioneer Families (approx. 0.9 miles away); Schallenberger Cabin Site (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Donner Party (approx. one mile away); Rocking Stone (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Truckee.

Also see . . . Joseph Research Library. Joseph was known as “the Founder of Gateway,”
Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

2. The Gateway Cabin and Marker
because he developed the residential area of Gateway and established the Gateway Motel and gas station in 1938. (Submitted on October 15, 2012.)

The Gateway Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 14, 2012

3. The Gateway Cabin

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,197 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.