DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
REV. J.A. CORNWALL AND FAMILY
THEY BUILD THE
FIRST IMMIGRANT CABIN
IN DOUGLAS COUNTY NEAR
THIS SITE HENCE THE NAME
CABIN CREEK
THE FAMILY WINTERED HERE IN
1846 1847
WERE SAVED FROM EXTREME WANT
BY ISRAEL STOELY, A NEPHEW
WHO WAS A GOOD HUNTER
THE INDIANS WERE FRIENDLY
THE CORNSWALLS TRAVELED
PART WAY WESTWARD WITH
THE ILLFATED DONNER PARTY