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Specifically, the monument references the Donner Party. A group of families where nearly half perished in the winter of 1846 and 47.
After flying under the radar of tourists for more than 40 years, this small Napa Valley winery is making a statement.
Many — including those in the ill-fated 1846 Donner Party — wanted farmland. Completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 made immigration into California and shipping produce out of ...
However, not everyone who made the arduous trek to California in the mid-19 th century was seeking gold. Many — including those in the ill-fated 1846 Donner Party — wanted farmland.