Donner party route. The Donner Party's rescuers went right by as did the first transcontinental railroad, the first transcontinental highway, and the first transcontinental telephone line. The pass now represents the most important transmontane route (rail and highway) connecting San Apr 23, 2025 · Led by George Donner, a 65-year-old farmer, and James Reed, a neighbor of Donner's, the Donner-Reed party consisted of 87 men, women and children. Mar 5, 2010 · Donner Pass, in the Sierra Nevada of northern California, is named for the Donner party. It was widely circulated that members of the party resorted to cannibalism after their food ran out, giving the party its lasting notoriety. Wolfinger stayed with the George Donners, and the teamsters apparently built another tent nearby. The route is right out our back door. Welcome to the most detailed map of the day-by-day movements of the Donner Relief Parties ever created. This group left Illinois on April 12, and pushed past Independence, Missouri on May 12. Donner Tent (It is not known exactly where these tents were, but Mrs. Below you will see the movement of the Relief Parties from February thru April, 1847. lbx aaljgh leis ncvv ujg zufz fuqpg tgxod jix dxbml