#763 Lassen Emigrant Trail, Bieber, Bieber

  1. Lassen County

6/13/2002

Landmark information

  • Location:
    6/13/2002
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    6/13/2002
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    6/13/2002
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 41 7.303, W 121 8.285

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Lassen Emigrant Trail
Peter Lassen opened the Lassen Emigrant Trail in 1848 when he led a 12-wagon emigrant train from Missouri to California. The route passed near this place and was extensively travelled during the years 1848-53 by emigrants seeking gold, adventure and a new life in the west. Because of the hardships of the route and the hostility of the Indians, the trail was little used after 1853.