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First Transcontinental Railroad, Colfax
Grass Valley Street and Railroad Tracks in Railroad Park, Colfax,
CA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
39° 6' 1.0836",
-120° 57' 9.8928"
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California State
Historical Marker
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Central Pacific rails reached Illinois-town on September 1, 1865, and train service began four days later. Renamed by Governor Stanford in honor of Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives and later Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President, the town was for ten months a vital construction supply depot and junction point for stage lines. The real assault on the Sierra began here.
Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00 |
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First Transcontinental Railroad, Colfax California Map
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