Truckee (chief)
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Truckee, also known as Captain Truckee, Wuna Mucca, The Giver of Spiritual Gifts, Old Winnemucca, One Moccasin, Onennamucca, One-ah-mucca, or Old Chief Winnemucca, was a medicine chief of the Northern
Drawing of Truckee.
Truckee River
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The Truckee River is a river in the U.S. states of California and Nevada. The river flows northeasterly and is 121 miles long. The Truckee is the sole outlet of Lake Tahoe and drains part of the high
Truckee (chief)
…from Frémont commending him for his support. In 1844, he guided the Stevens-Murphy-Townsend party of western emigrants to water. The stream was named Truckee River out of gratitude, and has been known by this name ever since. According to Sarah Winnemucca the Kuyuidika Band also had a brief interaction with the…
The Truckee River just east of Truckee, California
The Truckee River at Verdi, Nevada, when the Central Pacific Railroad reached the site in 1868
The Truckee River in Truckee, California, with Donner Creek flowing in from the right
Aerial view looking upstream (west) along Interstate 80 from near Clark, Nevada, toward Sparks, Nevada, and the mountains beyond