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| Landmark #780-5 | Placer County | Visited: July 11, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque at the Colfax Amtrak station! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: 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.
OTHER TIDBITS: This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Grass Valley Street and Railroad Tracks in Railroad Park Colfax, CA 95713 ANNOTATIONS: 99 Rail Rd St From Los Angeles: ~435mi (701km) — 7.3hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
