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🌨️ Last Halloween, we shared the true story of the Donner Party – and it still gives us chills. Re-sharing for anyone who missed it.
On October 31, 1846, what started from Springfield, Ill. as a hopeful journey westward, turned into a desperate fight for survival in the Sierra Nevada mountains. As starvation set in, some members attempted a treacherous escape, but when hope seemed lost, they resorted to cannibalism. The harrowing journey of the Donner Party, is one of the darkest chapters of American migration.
#Halloween #DonnerParty #TrueStory #ILHistory
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🌨️ Last Halloween, we shared the true story of the Donner Party – and it still gives us chills. Re-sharing for anyone who missed it.
On October 31, 1846, what started from Springfield, Ill. as a hopeful journey westward, turned into a desperate fight for survival in the Sierra Nevada mountains. As starvation set in, some members attempted a treacherous escape, but when hope seemed lost, they resorted to cannibalism. The harrowing journey of the Donner Party, is one of the darkest chapters of American migration.
#Halloween #DonnerParty #TrueStory #ILHistory
