@suttersfortshp: One of the most famous groups of people who attempted to travel to Sutter's Fort in the 1840s is the Donner Party. On May 12, 1846, the Donner and Reed families departed from Independence, Missouri, the jumping off point for the Oregon-California Trail. Roughly 2,000 miles were ahead of them before their planned destination of Sutter’s Fort, but what went wrong? In this video, Jared discusses the history of the Donner Party including what contributed to the tragic journey and their eventual rescue. We wish we could cover the entire history of the Donner Party but at least there are a lot of books out there to read. #onthisday #suttersfort #donnerparty #castateparks #museumtok
Sutter’s Fort SHP
Region: US
Thursday 14 May 2026 05:04:03 GMT
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Caitlyn2 :
Missouri to Wyoming to Donner Pass to Oregon is a wild route to take
2026-05-16 11:19:17
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J_Plays :
Now it's a 2-3 day trip. Wilddddd.
2026-05-16 19:23:11
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Glorious Dolores :
See my attention span is just fine
2026-05-14 23:36:20
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Thisisstupid :
If anybody is interested “The Indifferent Stars Above” gives a crazy retelling of their story.
2026-05-14 05:36:09
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Jokerman47 :
Good story telling bro
2026-05-14 05:23:16
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user9875787512052 :
Every time I’ve driven to Reno and go past Donner pass, I think of how crazy making that trip would be on a wagon and not established roads
2026-05-18 02:13:53
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𝔎𝔥𝔞𝔦 :
Shoutout Luis and Salvador
2026-06-19 07:01:19
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neet 🪿🎢 :
Very informative video! I watched the whole thing, thanks for sharing
2026-05-14 06:00:44
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Dcupp :
Very well said.
2026-05-14 13:04:31
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L :
I’m the annoying friend that always says “imagine going through this on foot in the snow” when we drive home from Tahoe to Sacramento
2026-05-21 15:26:45
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Meredyth Potter🇺🇸 :
Nice presentation!
2026-05-15 18:53:36
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daisyyy.cakesss :
More like, “what didn’t go wrong?”
2026-05-16 05:23:44
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Dre :
Thank you for sharing this!!
2026-05-16 05:01:30
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Super duper :
Very interesting
2026-06-16 13:30:56
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Dearborn Historical Museum :
the Donner story always has me thinking of the Native American legend of the Windigo
2026-05-15 15:04:48
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Christina C-Hull :
Played that game as a kid, always lost to disease
2026-05-14 05:18:46
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Alicia :
This is an amazing story although mostly fictional there are true accounts
2026-05-15 17:11:51
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justakeiry :
Why did they try to attack the people that were helping them?
2026-05-15 14:16:43
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Sarah :
it always baffles me why they would they go into the Sierra's when winter is starting
2026-05-22 00:43:26
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ThriftStore Hacker :
Tried to take the fake Hastings Cutoff, but didn't even know hwy80 was right there 😁
2026-05-21 01:07:50
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Adrienne Nicole :
😩
2026-05-17 20:11:21
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user47026337321 :
🥰🥰🥰
2026-05-14 14:38:07
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Kris N :
🥰🥰🥰
2026-06-05 11:04:11
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