Earlier this year some of our California OCTA members joined with US Forest Service personnel to survey and retrieve emigrant artifacts on the Lassen Trail.
USFS And OCTA Cooperate To Save Trail Artifacts
Plumas County
The Beckwourth Emigrant Trail: Using Historical Accounts To Guide Archaeological Fieldwork In The Plumas National Forest
From 1851 to 1855 the Beckwourth Emigrant Trail was the favored route for those seeking their fortune in the California gold rush. The wagon trail proved effective in getting these travelers over the Sierra Nevada mountain pass and into gold Read More …
Emigrant Camp Investigation
Peter Lassen pioneered an emigrant route into California during the gold rush of 1849. His route was intended to be an alternative to the difficult and treacherous Donner Pass route, named after the Donner emigrant group that met with tragedy Read More …