I came across this delicately-worded plaque commemorating the Donner Party at a snowy highway rest stop on a recent road trip on Route 80, over the Donner Pass. Notice that it says many died…but not all. No mention of how the survivors survived. Also, “emigrant” is misspelled.
(Post title credit: The Texan.)
-AidanAbroad
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Tagged California, cannibalism, Donner, Emigrant, high Sierras, Highway, may, misspelled signs, Nevada, party, pass, Rest stop, Road Trip, route 80, Sierra Nevada, Snow, white meat
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