As early as the mid 1850s a few pioneers settled in the Truckee Meadows, a relatively fertile valley through which the Truckee River made its way from Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake.
No inicio dos anos 1850 algúns pioneiros instaláronse en Meadows Truckee, un val relativamente fértil a través do cal o río Truckee fixo o seu camiño a partir do Lake Tahoe para Pyramid Lake.