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The present study focuses on portions of the Fremont, Applegate-Lassen and Nobles routes and associated historic features located in Northwestern Nevada This project is part of the ongoing effort to identify and evaluate potential conflicts between the preservation of significant historic resources and exploration and development of geothermal energy sources in the Black Rock Desert. The report documents various aspects of the trail and sites by correlating first hand accounts written by early emigrants, interviews with present day local residents and historians, reference to early government survey maps, and field observations performed by BLM archaeologists in recent years.