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| Landmark #493 | Yuba County | Visited: July 9, 2016 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque mounted on a wooden stand in a park in Wheatland! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The first settlement reached in California by emigrant trains using the Emigrant (“Donner”) Trail, this was an original part of the 1844 Don Pablo Gutiérrez land grant. It was sold at auction to William Johnson in 1845, and in 1849 part of the ranch was set aside as a government reserve-Camp Far West. In 1866, the town of Wheatland was laid out on a portion of the grant.
OTHER TIDBITS: Not to get dark here, but Don Pablo Gutiérrez was murdered by rebels in 1845 while on a business trip to Monterey! His boss, John Sutter, sold Don Pablo’s estate to English sailor, Johnson, and Austrian trapper, Sebastian Kyser. It was this ranch where the first seven survivors of the Donner Party staggered to safety after their snowy ordeal! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Tomita Park Front St, between Fourth and Main Sts Wheatland, CA 95692 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~419mi (675km) — 7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |