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Thomas Rhoades Company (1849)

Departed
On 1849 July 14
Departed From
Sacramento, California
Arrived
Circa 1849 September
Vehicle Type
Wagon
Company Type
Independent Train
Company Direction
Eastbound

Thomas Rhoades led a company of almost 50 people from Sacramento, California, to Salt Lake Valley. Rhoades had taken his family to California in 1846, preceding the Donner Party. The company returned to Utah with substantial amounts of gold discovered and mined in California.

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