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| Landmark #590 | Los Angeles County | Visited: June 18, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of Lang Station, the completion site of the Los Angeles – San Francisco railroad line! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On September 5, 1876, Charles Crocker, President of the Southern Pacific Company, drove a gold spike here to complete his company’s San Joaquin Valley line, the first rail connection of Los Angeles with San Francisco and transcontinental lines.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Soledad Canyon, Lang Station Rd 0.4 mi S of State Hwy 14 (P.M. 35.6) Shadow Pines Blvd 4. 7 mi E of Canyon Country ANNOTATIONS: 14000 Lang Station Road From Los Angeles: ~38mi (62km) — 0.7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |