Donner Party Artifacts
Donnerova výprava
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

📜 Collection of artifacts from the ill-fated Donner Party.
🔍 Located in the Emigrant Museum in Truckee, California.

Why Go

🏛️ Explore personal items, books, and maps from the Donner Party members.
🚶 Self-guided tour of the Murphy family cabin site and memorial.
📖 Learn about the tragic 1846-1847 winter ordeal in the Sierras.
🖼️ See printing plates from a survivor's book and a replica of Patty Reed's doll.

Tips

📍 The Emigrant Museum is located almost at the spot of the Donner Party's final camp sites.
❄️ A nearby memorial marks the remarkable height of the snows from the winter of 1846-47.

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