January 17th, 2010 | Author: markgirardi
Henness Pass; is a spectacular Gold Rush-era Sierra Nevada wagon pass located in a remote northern section the Tahoe National Forest.
History: This spectacular east-west wagon pass is named after Patrick Henness, who along with his partner Jackson discovered this route during the Gold Rush-era of 1849 or 1850. After the Donner Party disaster of 1846, emigrants avoided the rugged granite cliffs above Truckee (later Donner) Lake and turned northward taking the longer but easier Henness Pass. In 1852 the wagon pass was improved in an attempt to draw overland emigrants to the Gold Rush towns in the Yuba and Nevada counties. With the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 at Virginia City Nevada, Henness Pass became the wagon route between Marysville and Virginia City. Declining mine production and the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 over Donner Pass reduced use to local traffic and eventually abandoned. Henness Pass today is a scenic historical unpaved Sierra Nevada Pass in a remote northern section in the Tahoe National Forest. Those who venture over this historic wagon pass will explore historic sites and experience spectacular mountain scenery and adventure.
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