Description
Henness Pass goes back to the time of the mammoth hunters. This passage over the Sierra Nevada was a transportation corridor for thousands of years. It was used by migrating nomad groups and was a trade route for the Washoe Tribe and others. Over time, the game trails became Indian footpaths and mountain men blazed wagon routes that became stage roads, railroads and finally, automobile highways. The histories of Nevada, California, and the nation were forged by the people who have moved across the Sierra since the dawn of time.
This is your moment to retrace the paths of the mammoth hunters, Indians and pioneers from days gone by.
- 9:00 am – Start at the Verdi Historical Center / 740 west 2nd St, Verdi, NV. Museum may will be open for us to tour
- Inyo Marble Works plaque
- 9:30 am – travel to Crystal Peak Park 561 Crystal Peak Rd. A walk around the park and a brief history of the location
- 10:00 am – Great train robbery State marker. #128 801 B Bridge St. Reading of the plaque
- !0:30 am – Von Schmidt Obelisque Dog Valley Rd. Floristine CA. Brief history
- 11:00 am – Crystal Peak Cemetery 550 Dogvalley Rd. Brief history
- 11:30 am – Old Henness Pass location On Bridge St. just past second bridge
- 12:00 – Crystal Peak Bridge Plaque Crystal peak bridge on south side of bridge on the right Brief history
- 12:30 – Henness Pass O’Neil Crossing plaque 155 Bridge St. Old Verdi Schoolhouse Brief history and break for lunch
- After lunch the museum should be open for visitors
- 1:00 The Great Train Robbery rededication at its new location 155 Bridge St.
