Donner Cross Whereabouts – and Landmarking

Donner Cross Whereabouts – and Landmarking

If you’ve driven down Donner Pass Road near Tahoe Dave’s in the West Center Truckee area and Truckee’s Elementary School and noticed a large 16 foot white wooden cross, have you ever wondered what THAT is for? Here is your chance to find out. Background The cross was originally conceived to mark the location of the Graves’ Cabin site based on an 1879 hand drawn map by survivor W.C. Graves who was only 18 years old when he was a member of the Don…