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

Emigrant Trail - Truckee River Route

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 15, 2016

1. Emigrant Trail - Truckee River Route Marker

Inscription. Emigrants including Donner Party camped in this area to rest and refresh their stock.

Erected 1969 by United States Bureau of Land Management. (Marker Number T.R.R. 13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, and the Truckee Trail series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 39° 28.559′ N, 119° 45.248′ W. Marker is in Reno, Nevada, in Washoe County. It is at the intersection of Rio Poco Road and Creekside Circle, on the right when traveling south on Rio Poco Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reno NV 89502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Emigrant-Donner Camp (here, next to this marker); Emigrant Trail--Truckee River Route (approx. 2.1 miles away); Junction House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Huffaker's (approx. 2½ miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Historical Building (approx. 2.6 miles away); Moana Springs (approx. 2.7 miles away); Truckee Trail - North Side of River / Beckwourth Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford (approx. 3 miles away); Truckee Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reno.

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California National Historic Trail. (Submitted on May 7, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 15, 2016

2. Emigrant Trail - Truckee River Route Marker

The marker is mounted on the yellow post.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 15, 2016

3. Emigrant Trail - Truckee River Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 4, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.