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Donner Summit Historical Society Historical Markers

 
By Barry Swackhamer, August 30, 2014
Cal Lodge Marker
1 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 16c — Cal Lodge —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 19 — Charlie Chaplin’s Gold Rush —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
3 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 16 — Clair Tappaan Lodge — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
Near Donner Pass Road near Soda Springs Road, on the right when traveling west.
4 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 25 — Donner Pass Airway Station & Beacon —
On Donner Pass Road near Old Donner Summit Road, on the left when traveling east.
5 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 27 — Donner Summit Overlook —
On Donner Pass Road, on the left when traveling east.
6 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 15 — Hutchinson Lodge — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road near Soda Springs Road, on the right when traveling west.
7 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — Mt. Judah — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road at Sugar Bowl Road, on the right when traveling east on Donner Pass Road.
8 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 14 — Norden Station — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
9 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 31 — Petroglyphs — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road, on the left when traveling east.
10 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 28 — Rainbow Bridge —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
11 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 18 — Sugar Bowl —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
12 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 26 — Sugar Bowl Academy — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road at Old Donner Summit Road, on the right when traveling east on Donner Pass Road.
13 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — Summit Hotel — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Sugar Bowl Road near Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling south.
14 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 17 — Summit Valley —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
15 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 21 — The Lodge at Sugar Bowl —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
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16 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 20 — The Magic Carpet —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right.
17 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 32 — The Snowsheds — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road.
18 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 29 — Transcontinental Railroad — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road, on the left when traveling east.
19 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 16b — Tri Lodges —
On Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling east.
20 ► California, Nevada County, Norden — 23 — Tunnel 6 — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Sugar Bowl Road near Donner Pass Road, on the right when traveling south.
21 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — Central Sierra Snow Lab — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road near Bunny Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east.
22 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — 7 — Donner Summit Lodge — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road near Interstate 80, on the right when traveling west.
23 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — Dutch Flat Donner Lake Wagon Road — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Old Donner Summit (Lake Van Norden) Road near Sugar Bowl Road, on the right when traveling east.
24 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — Ice Lakes — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Soda Springs Road near Serene Road, on the right when traveling south.
25 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — Lake Van Norden Dam — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Van Norden Lake Road at Soda Springs Road, on the right when traveling east on Van Norden Lake Road.
26 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — 9 — Soda Springs Hotel — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road near Soda Springs Road, on the right when traveling east.
27 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — 8 — Soda Springs Store — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Donner Pass Road near Lola Montez Lane, on the right when traveling east.
28 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — Summit Valley Native American Mortars — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Lake Van Norden Road near Soda Springs Road, on the right when traveling east.
29 ► California, Nevada County, Soda Springs — Summit Valley Sheep Pens — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Old Donner Summit Road near Sugar Bowl Road, on the right when traveling east.
30 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — 30 — China Wall —
On Donner Pass Road, on the left when traveling east.
31 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — Donner Lake West End —
On Donner Pass Road at South Shore Road, on the right when traveling west on Donner Pass Road.
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32 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — 22 — Donner Ski Ranch — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
Near Ski Ranch Lane near Donner Pass Road, on the left when traveling east.
33 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — Donner Summit - The Chinese Laborers —
Near Donner Pass Road.
34 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — Donner Summit - The Shed —
Near Donner Pass Road.
35 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — Donner Summit Canyon History —
On Donner Pass Road near Edie Court, on the right when traveling east.
36 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — Highway Maintenance Station — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
Near Donner Pass Road.
37 ► California, Nevada County, Truckee — What Made Her Do It? — First Woman to Swim Donner Lake —
On South Shore Drive near Old Highway Drive.
38 ► California, Placer County, Auburn — Wise Power Plant —
On Ophir Road near Werner Road, on the right when traveling south.
39 ► California, Placer County, Cisco Grove — 2 — Meadow Lake —
On Eagle Lakes Road near Interstate 80, on the right when traveling west.
40 ► California, Placer County, Cisco Grove — 1 — Red Mountain —
On Eagle Lakes Road near Interstate 80, on the right when traveling west.
41 ► California, Placer County, Emigrant Gap — 5 — Big Bend — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Hampshire Rocks Road near Rainbow Road, on the left when traveling east.
42 ► California, Placer County, Emigrant Gap — Emigrant Gap —
On Nyack Road near Interstate 80, on the left when traveling north.
43 ► California, Placer County, Emigrant Gap — 3 — Forest Gift Shop, Cisco Grove — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Hampshire Rocks Road near Cisco Road, on the left when traveling east.
44 ► California, Placer County, Emigrant Gap — 4 — Lincoln Highway — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Hampshire Rocks Road, on the left when traveling east.
45 ► California, Placer County, Emigrant Gap — Nyack Lodge — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Nyack Road near Interstate 80, on the left when traveling north.
46 ► California, Placer County, Soda Springs — 12 — Emigrant Wagon Route — Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass —
On Soda Springs Road near Pahatsi Road, on the left when traveling south.
47 ► California, Placer County, Soda Springs — 6 — Rainbow Lodge —
On Hampshire Rocks Road at Rainbow Road, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Rocks Road.
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