NoeHill Travels in the American West: Nevada
Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Washoe County
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20 October 2016
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Beckwourth Trail Marker 1: Truckee Meadows Ford
Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway
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Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway
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Truckee Trail - Truckee Meadows Ford
[Just before fording to the north side of Truckee River]" the road forks the left hand one is the old Truckee Route to Sacramento...The right hand one and the one we traveled is Beckwiths Cutoff [Beckwourth Trail]" - East S. Owen, Aug 22, 1852
This marker is also Marker 20 on the Truckee Trail.