John C. Frémont... Nevada State Museum

This traveling exhibit was suggested by our friends, Gene and Joanne, thus bringing us to this amazing museum for our first time.


When much of the West was still part of Mexico, John C. Frémont made his way across unmapped territory leaving a lasting mark wherever he went.  Naming the Great Basin and Pyramid Lake, Humboldt, Carson, and Walker rivers, and peaks and valleys in between, the explorer from South Carolina set out to give the land a new identity. 
Exploring the territory that included Nevada, California, Oregon and more, he mapped the West for the rest of the world. This U.S. Topographical Engineer is credited with the first sighting of Lake Tahoe by a white man and the first crossing of the Sierra Nevada in winter on February 14, 1844. How perfect that our first visit to this incredible museum was to learn about this incredible 'pathfinder'.

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