Mural Info
Artist: Anton Refregier
Location: Mission and Spear, South of Market
Current state: Available
Photo by: SF Mural Arts
Taken on: 4-Feb-2012
Views: 3671
Panel #8. Emigrant Trail was a term used to describe various overland routes to California in the 1840's and 1850's. The subject if this panel is the trail through Donner Pass. Donner Pass, Donner Summit and Donner Lake are all named after the George and Jacob Donner brother of Illinois. Their party of 87 settlers was forced to spend the winter of 1846 along the shore of Donner lake after being trapped by heavy early November snows. Only 47 group members survived. (text from a plaque on the wall)
