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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]].
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]] and made peace with Winnemucca at either [[Deep Hole]] or [[Granite Creek]].


==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.  Includes description of a 666 foot long petrified tree.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_W._Lander Frederick W. Lander] (Wikipedia)
* [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]].
* 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.
*  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.

Revision as of 17:19, 18 February 2013

Frederick W. Lander traveled through the Black Rock area while building the Lander Road. He stayed at Rabbit Hole Spring and made peace with Winnemucca at either Deep Hole or Granite Creek.

See Also