Donner Camp

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When was Donner Camp listed on the National Register?+

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Donner Camp built?+

1928.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Donner Camp?+

2.6 mi. W of Truckee on U.S. 40, Truckee, Nevada County, California.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Donner Camp?+

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000218. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.