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The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada .
The Donner Party is a 1992 documentary film that traces the history of the Donner Party, an ill-fated pioneer group that trekked from Springfield, Illinois to Sutter's Fort, California - a disastrous journey of 2500 miles made famous by the tales of cannibalism the survivors told upon reaching their destination.
The journey west usually took between four and six months, but the Donner Party had been slowed by following a new route called the Hastings Cutoff, which crossed the Rocky Mountains' Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake Desert in present-day Utah. They lost many cattle and wagons in the rugged terrain, and divisions formed within the group.
A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final 90-mile (145 ...
Tamsen Eustis Dozier Donner (November 1, 1801 – March 1847) was an American pioneer, most notable for her key role as a member of the infamous Donner Party.Donner was described as having been "a little woman" [1] and "a good shot with a pistol". [2]
The Donner Memorial State Park visitor center contains exhibits about the cultural history of the area, including local Native Americans, the Donner Party, and builders of the First transcontinental railroad. Near the museum is the Pioneer Monument and the Donner Party's Murphy family cabin site.
Raleigh writer Alice Osborn has released a CD inspired entirely by the Donner Party’s journey, each of its 13 songs narrated by a real-life character. She called her collection “Skirts in the ...
Richard Donner, who died July 5 at 91, directed for TV series including “Twilight Zone,” “Get Smart” and “Man From U.N.C.L.E” before becoming one of the top movie directors of the ...