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| Hastings Cutoff | |
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 Route of the California Trail and Hastings Cutoff in the western United States. | |
| Location | Humboldt River Basin, Elko County |
| Official name | West End of Hastings Cutoff |
| Reference no. | 3[1] |
The Hastings Cutoff was an alternative route for westward emigrants to travel to California, as proposed by Lansford Hastings in The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California.[2] The ill-fated Donner Party infamously took the route in 1846.
- ^ "Nevada Historical Markers". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Beecher, Dale (1994), "The Donner Party", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 28, 2024, retrieved April 17, 2024