Tag: Truckee history
Lost to History: The Birth of Tahoe Forest Hospital District
A 1951 letter reveals a hidden chapter in Tahoe Forest Hospital’s history — its origins trace back to the Truckee Rotary Club, not just a single generous donor, as previously thought.
If Walls Could Talk
As the oldest building in Truckee, the Capitol Building has seen its share of local history. Pat Dillon takes us on a tour of its past lives and shares about its latest incarnation on Commercial Row.
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Nestled between the thunder of cars and trucks traveling on Interstate 80 and the rolling flow of the Truckee River stands a throwback to another era: the Farad hydroelectric powerhouse.
History in the Making
Truckee’s Veterans Memorial Building and Rocking Stone Tower are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places following years of effort by the Truckee-Donner Historical Society and others.
The Immemorial Journey of the Forlorn Hope
These ultrarunners will be following in the footsteps of one of the most grueling survival stories in California’s history.
Honoring ‘The Work of Giants’ at Donner Pass
Chinese workers were master builders who made possible the completion of the transcontinental railroad. Their nearly lost history is being revived and Donner Pass is proposed as a national landmark.