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Frederick W. Lander traveled through the Black Rock area while building the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Trail#The_Lander_Road Lander Road].  He stayed at [[Rabbit Hole Spring]].
In 1860, Frederick W. Lander traveled through the Black Rock area while building the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Trail#The_Lander_Road Lander Road].  The official name of the Lander Road was the Fort Kearney, South Pass and [[Honey Lake Road]].  He stayed at [[Rabbit Hole Spring]] and made peace with Winnemucca at either [[Deep Hole]] or [[Granite Creek]].
 
[[Lander Spring]] is named after Lander.


==See Also==
==See Also==
* E. D. Knight, "[http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/ac_18600901_letter_from_lander%201.htm Letters from Lander's Expedition #1]," Alta California, September 1, 1860.  Col Lander's Wagon Road Expedition, In Camp, Rabbit Hole Springs, July 21, 1860.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Lander Frederick W. Lander] (Wikipedia)
* E. D. Knight, "[http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/ac_18600901_letter_from_lander%201.htm Letters from Lander's Expedition #1]," Alta California, September 1, 1860.  Col Lander's Wagon Road Expedition, In Camp, Rabbit Hole Springs, July 21, 1860.  Includes description of a 666 foot long [[Petrified Forest | petrified tree]].
* E. D. Knight, "[http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/ac_18600901_letter_from_lander%202.htm Letter from Lander's Expedition #2]," Alta California, September 1, 1860.
* Voltigeur, "[http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/ac_18600824_letter_from_lander.htm Letter Fromm Lander's Expedition]," August, 1860.  Includes a description of improvements to [[Rabbit Hole Spring]].
* Volitgeur, "[http://www.nevadaobserver.com/Reading%20Room%20Documents/ac_18600910_letter_from_the_land.htm Letter from Lander's Expedition]," Alta California, September 10, 1860
*  Gary L. Ecelbarger, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=ENf_Ez0k-h4C&lpg=PA69&ots=k04wDyLDgk&dq=Voltigeur%20lander&pg=PA69#v=onepage&q=Voltigeur%20lander&f=false Frederick W. Lander: The Great Natural American Soldier]." Description of the size of the tank.


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Lander Frederick W. Lander] (Wikipedia)
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Latest revision as of 17:05, 30 November 2014

In 1860, Frederick W. Lander traveled through the Black Rock area while building the Lander Road. The official name of the Lander Road was the Fort Kearney, South Pass and Honey Lake Road. He stayed at Rabbit Hole Spring and made peace with Winnemucca at either Deep Hole or Granite Creek.

Lander Spring is named after Lander.

See Also