First Transcontinental Railroad Marker (Sacramento, California)
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On January 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln decreed that where the Central Pacific Railroad crossed Arden Creek the western base of the Sierra Nevada began. The hardships of railroad construction through mountains resulted in increased government subsidies. These funds gave the company impetus to finish the transcontinental railroad.
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 780-8
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the New Helvetia Chapter No.5, E. Clampus Vitus, August 17, 1971.
Remounted by
JOHN A. SUTTER #1841
In conjunction with
YERBA BUENA #1
E. Clampus Vitus
March 2009
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4FBwG0_FAk
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK No. 780-8
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the New Helvetia Chapter No.5, E. Clampus Vitus, August 17, 1971.
Remounted by
JOHN A. SUTTER #1841
In conjunction with
YERBA BUENA #1
E. Clampus Vitus
March 2009
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4FBwG0_FAk
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Clampus_Vitus
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