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On October 28, 1846, the six covered wagons brought west by George and Jacob Donner and their families halted here for repairs. By March of 1847, one half of the party of 22 adults and children had died of starvation and cold. They came west seeking a new life and found misery and death.
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Truckee, California · United States
