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James P. Beckwourth, a rugged individualist, and a trail
blazer, found a lower pass over the mountains that proved to be safer
for emigrants than the Donner Trail.
At a time when Marysville was just beginning to grow and people were needed to support the influx of gold seeking entrepreneurs, Beckwourth made a deal with the city fathers to bring in a wagon train of emigrants. Marysville promised to cover his expenses and make it worth his while.
As luck would have it, nearly the entire town burned down just before the group arrived and the City of Marysville had no reserves to satisfy the promised payment.
There is no record of Beckwourth ever having been
paid for this accomplishment. At least not until 1995, when the
councilmen of Marysville renamed the place near the end of the trail,
at the conjunction of the Feather and Yuba Rivers in Marysville,
Beckwourth Riverfront Park.
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