Fernley Swales cleanup, California National Historic Trail
Fernley Swales 500 Truck Inn Way, Fernley, NV, United StatesJust a mile north of Fernley, Nevada, the Fernley Swales (1844-1868) are the ONLY example of deep sand swales left by emigrant wagons and oxen as they traversed the California Trail. The Central Pacific Railroad grade (1868-1902) runs parallel to the trail, continuing the story of westward migration. The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City […]