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

About Your Journey ...

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 5, 2013

1. About Your Journey ... Marker

Inscription. Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound emigrants had. You're going to see the same country, except for the towns and the ranch meadows. The big difference, though, is that you'll be traveling at a much faster pace. From here, you can be in California in a few hours. For the emigrants, it was as much as a month's journey. As you drive and look back at the country, think about those people who plodded along day after day through the thick alkali dust and sand—headed toward dreams of gold or a new life.

The California Trail had its beginnings at several points along the Missouri River, and included several variant routes across the Great Basin and over the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. With the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, most travelers made the journey by rail.

You're Invited!
There are many California Trail sites like this one, spread across Nevada. They're marked on this map.
As you stop at these sites, you'll learn more about what happened to these emigrants as they traveled across the Great Basin.

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Be sure to visit the California Trail Interpretive Center just west of Elko, Nevada.

Erected by Bureau of Land Management.

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 year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 39° 56.435′ N, 118° 44.974′ W. Marker is near Lovelock, Nevada, in Churchill County. It can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 95 and Interstate 80, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located at the Trinity Rest Area on US 95 and is accessed from Exit 83 of Interstate 80. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this

Traveling Through Hell and About Your Journey Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, July 5, 2013

2. Traveling Through Hell and About Your Journey Markers

At the Trinity Rest Area at the junction of I-80 and US 95

marker, measured as the crow flies: Traveling Through Hell (here, next to this marker); A Home of Early Man (here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); People of the Humboldt (a few steps from this marker); Forty Mile Desert (within shouting distance of this marker); Truckee Trail - Forty Mile Desert (approx. ¾ mile away); Truckee Trail - Forks of the Trail / H.R.R. 12 - Site of the Last Sulpherous Water on West Humboldt (approx. 3.4 miles away); California Trail - Granite Point / H.R.R-9 - West Branch of California Trail (approx. 13.7 miles away).

More about this marker. The marker is in poor condition, and parts of the marker are difficult to read or illegible.

Also see . . . California Trail Interpretive Center Website. (Submitted on August 6, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.