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Brushed metal plaque № 48850

Sparks, NV, United States

Truckee River. The Truckee River, seen below, runs from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. The river’s first recorded discovery was by Captain John C. Frémont in January 1844. He camped by its terminal at Pyramid, and then followed it to the big bend at Wadsworth. Captain Frémont named the stream the Salmo

n-Trout River. At the end of his 1845 sojourn in Nevada, he followed it into the Sierra and crossed Donner Pass.Beginning with the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend party in 1844, the Truckee River became a ro

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