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TRUCKEE
WALKING TOUR
shored up to protect it from vandalism and
accidents, this 17 ton stone is one of 25
known rocking stones in the world. Used
as far back as 15,000 years by Native
Americans for ceremonies, drying food and
storage.
• Start at Bridge Street and Donner Pass
Road. Take Donner Pass (Commercial
Row) to Kruger-White House. (#1-4).
6. TRUCKEE JAIL: Jibboom and Spring
Streets. Built in 1875 and used as a jail
until 1964. Now a history museum.
• Retrace your steps to Spring Street,
turn left to High Street (#5).
• Return to Jibboom Street, go left (#6).
7. JIBBOOM STREET: Once thrived as site
of numerous dance halls, saloons and a
red-light district.
• Continue on Jibboom to Bridge, turn
right to Church Street (#7-9). Back on
Bridge is #10.
Englehart House
1. THE DEPOT: Commercial Row. Built in
1900, renovated in 1989. Railroad history
began in 1868 with arrival of first train.
2. THE CAPITOL: 10072 Donner Pass Road.
Commercial Row’s oldest building built in
1870. Originally a saloon and hall. Used by
an opera company, then for the county
court. Silent movies were shown in theatre
upstairs, where well-known entertainers
also performed.
3. THE 601: 10100 Donner Pass Road.
Truckee’s Vigilance Committee was estab-
lished in 1871 because of crime and the
number of “undesirables” in town.
4. KRUGER-WHITE
HOUSE: 10291
Donner Pass Road.
Built in 1874 by W.
H. Kruger, a
lumber company
owner. In 1904 pur-
chased by C.B.
White, a prominent
banker.
5. ROCKING STONE:
High Street, just off
Spring Street.
Although it no longer
rocks, having been
10. THE TRUCKEE HOTEL: 10007 Bridge
Street. Originally known as the American
House, was built around 1870. In 1909,
structure was burned and rebuilt. Became
Truckee Hotel in 1977.
Rocking Stone
9. ENGLEHART HOUSE: 10020 Church
Street. Dates from late 1800s. Home of
William Englehart, prominent businessman.
• Extend tour by walking or driving
straight on Hwy. 267 over the river
(#11-12).
11. STAR HOTEL: Built in 1867 as a boarding
house for employees of George Schaffer or
for his large family. He was the first lumber
business in Truckee.
12. CHINESE HERB SHOP: Corner of Hwy.
267 and South-East River Street (backs up
to river). Brick building with double iron
doors built in 1878. A reminder of one of
the largest Chinatowns in the west.
Chinese labor was used to build the
transcontinental railroad.
8. GRAY’S TOLL STATION: 10030 Church
Street. Truckee’s first building, built by
first white settler upon arrival in 1863.
Moved to site in early 1900s.
The Depot -
Truckee Train Station
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