Nevada County Timeline 1838 1st white man at Penn Valley (Jonas Spect) 1840 Summer-Sutter’s Fort erected 1844 Truckee River named for Indian guide “Captain Truckee” Elisha Stevens led first wagon train over Donner area route (1st wagon road to California)...
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Nevada County Timeline 1838 1st white man at Penn Valley (Jonas Spect) 1840 Summer-Sutter’s Fort erected 1844 Truckee River named for Indian guide “Captain Truckee” Elisha Stevens led first wagon train over Donner area route (1st wagon road to California) 1st county building was the Shallenberger Cabin built near Donner Lake 1846 April-Donner party set out for California October-Donner Party arrive at Donner Lake James Frazier Reed, member of the Donner Party, was the first master and Royal Arch Masons to cross the Sierra to California. 1847 Relief parties reach Donner Party at Donner Lake 1848 January 19, Discovery of gold at Coloma James W. Marshall camped on Deer Creek, finds gold 1st white men visit Grass Valley David Stump & Berry mine on Wolf Creek at Grass Valley June 2-1st gold discovery north of the American River by Jonas Spect on the Yuba 1849 Spring-John Rose establishes Rose’s Bar at Pleasant Valley September 23-Boston Ravine established by Boston Company (suburb of Grass
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