Sacramento History Museum - September 26, 1846 On this day in 1846, The Donner Party reached the end Hastings Cutoff and rejoined the California Trail about seven miles west of present-day Elko,
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The Hastings Cutoff and Highway 80 Tragedy of the Donner Party - Back in Time - General Highway History - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration
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