12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California
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12th May 1846: The Donner Party begin their ill-fated journey to California
The 1840s had seen a dramatic increase in the number of pioneers undertaking the long and dangerous journey to settle in the western United States. The California Trail shared its initial stages with the 2,170-mile (3,490 km) Oregon Trail but, after reading about a short cut in a guidebook by Lansford Hastings, a party led by George Donner and ...
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