NoeHill Travels in California
Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Nevada County
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State Route 20
11 December 2013
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Nevada City Emigrant Trail
Marker NC-6
State Route 20 Near Ridgewood Road
Marker NC-6
State Route 20 Near Ridgewood Road
The trail marker reads:
Nevada City Road - No Water on Washington Ridge"We camped in the woods and chained our oxen to a tree and fed them a little hay that we got in [Bear] Valley for the purpose; we had no water for them, but got a little for ourselves by going a mile for it." William B. Baker, Aug 31, 1852