County: Marshall

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Photographer: John Charlton/KGS

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Short description: Donner Party gravestone in Marshall County. Alcove Spring was a stop for travelers on both the Oregon and California trails in the mid-19th century, including the ill-fated 1846 Donner party that later became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with tragic results. A member of the party died earlier at Alcove Spring and is buried there in an unknown location. The spring was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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