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300-mile (480 km) route, he returned to Minnesota in 1853 to promote the route, marrying in Illinois along the way. The Minnesota legislature commissioned Nobles to present the route to Congress in Washington. Nobles' efforts persuaded Congress to appropriate $ 300,000 for an expedition along the route, led by
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in 1841 to work as a carpenter, then as a carpenter and wagon-maker. By 1851 he had moved on to California. When Nobles returned to California from his expedition with Lassen, he showed a party of businessmen the route for a fee of $ 2000. With the subscribers vouching for the usefulness of the
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for a legendary "Gold Lake", but having failed, they parted company, with Nobles continuing to the east and accidentally scouting a shorter, easier trail than Lassen's.
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in California. A northern variation was pioneered by the Applegate brothers in 1846, using a more northerly route that connected with destinations in
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markers: #675 marks a stopping place along the Noble Emigrant Trail that William Nobles established near the present-day city of
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in 1876. The trail was briefly considered for a railroad route. Its popularity contributed to the founding of
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in California. The trail was extensively used until the 1870s, when it was superseded by railroads.
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and Table Mountain, across Sunflower Flat and over Nobles Pass, following the edge of the
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Plaque marking the site of the Nobles Emigrant Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The trail within the park starts in the northeast corner, passing the edge of the
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on October 3, 1975. The section within the park is maintained as a hiking trail.
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that was used by emigrant parties from the east as a shortened route to northern
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National Register of Historic Places in Lassen Volcanic National Park
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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The 24-mile (39 km) section of trail within the boundaries of
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National Register of Historic Places in Shasta County, California
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Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in California
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Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Historic District
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark

Nobles Emigrant Trail is located in California
Nobles Emigrant Trail is located in the United States
Shingletown, California
40°32′50″N 121°25′29″W / 40.54722°N 121.42472°W / 40.54722; -121.42472
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California
California
Applegate Trail
Nevada
Lassen Trail
California Trail
Humboldt River
Truckee River
Donner Pass
Oregon
Peter Lassen
Lassen Peak
Sacramento
Honey Lake
William H. Nobles
New York
Minnesota
Frederick W. Lander
St. Paul
Susanville

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