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Donner Party

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1846–1847

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Donner Party, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Donner Party stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada

    1846–1847

    Role: Wagon train of American pioneers

    1. November 1846 · Sierra Nevada mountainsEarly Snowfall Traps Party

      In early November 1846, the Donner Party reached the Sierra Nevada but was trapped by heavy snow near Truckee Lake, forcing them to winter on the east side.

    2. February 1847 · Sierra Nevada mountainsRelief Party Arrival

      Rescuers from California reached the survivors in mid-February 1847, nearly four months after the party was trapped in the Sierra Nevada.

Sources

  1. Donner Party Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05