Norwegian immigrant Jon Torsteinson-Rue, better known as Snowshoe Thompson, is buried in Genoa. From 1856 to 1876 Thompson made 90-mile treks over the rugged, snow-covered Sierra Nevada range to deliver mail between Genoa and Sacramento, Calif.
Norwegian immigrant Jon Torsteinson-Rue, better known as Snowshoe Thompson, is buried in Genoa. From 1856 to 1876 Thompson made 90-mile treks over the rugged, snow-covered Sierra Nevada range to deliver mail between Genoa and Sacramento, Calif.
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