Donner Pass - They weren't cannibals
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Re-Writing Railroad History
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Chessie6459
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Well, it not as much "rewriting history" as it is "getting history correct"...announce1 announce1 announce1 announce1
According to a program on the History Channel, it wasn't the Donner family themselves, that were the cannibals, but some members of the party.
Its even reported that one of them opened a resturant in San Fransisco.(Where's the spell check?)
Its even reported that one of them opened a resturant in San Fransisco.(Where's the spell check?)
Uh, I don't want to ask the obvious, but I wonder what the "special of the day" was?sign1 sign1 sign1 sign1eightyeightfan1 said:
And fear not, two of the words I may never spell correctly without a spell checker are, "restaurant" and "Wendsday".
ops: ops: Sometimes I spell them so badly that even a spell checker doesn't know what I'm talking about. the area where the Donner party spent the winter had been inhabited before and after them but if we want to talk cannibalism lets talk about Alferd Packer there isn't any doubt about him.
The Donner party went over the pass (or tried to) in the winter of 1846/47 and was stuck in the snow, while the Central Pacific RR line built was built in the mid-1860s.
However history repeats itself: At January 13th 1952 the 'City of San Francisco' train of the UP was stuck in the snow, too. Fortunately the train was dug out after 3 days - and nobody was killed, this time.
Ron
However history repeats itself: At January 13th 1952 the 'City of San Francisco' train of the UP was stuck in the snow, too. Fortunately the train was dug out after 3 days - and nobody was killed, this time.
Ron
Yeah - it was just the connection with Donner Pass - You're right though....jetrock said:
Just some interesting info to share..............................