Chinese Railroad Workers - Gold Run, CA
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saopaulo1
N 39° 10.784 W 120° 51.089
10S E 685580 N 4338920
A plaque at a rest area by Gold Run, CA.
Waymark Code: WM11ZCE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/15/2020
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"About 1000 feet from this location is the track of the Transcontinental Railroad. In 1865 thousands of Chinese in Kwantung Provence China were recruited to work on this great connection between the East and West Coast . This monument is dedicated to the memory of those Chinese laborers who worked for Charles Crocker of the Central Pacific Railroad."
Group that erected the marker: State of California
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Hwy
Gold Run, CA US
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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