NO. 590 Lang Southern Pacific Station
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Free2bme29
N 34° 25.863 W 118° 22.743
11S E 373290 N 3810813
This is the site where the railroads connected to form the first Los Angeles to San Fransisco line.
Waymark Code: WM5WRJ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2009
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The connection of the railroads that connected San Fransisco and Los Angeles changed California forever. In 1876 the railroads were joined with the driving of the golden spike. The spike was hammered in by the then president of Southern Pacific, Charles Crocker. There was a passenger station at the location. Southern Pacific stopped passenger service and ironicaly in 1971, Southern Pacific tore down the station.
Marker Number: 590.00
Marker Name: LANG
County: Los Angeles
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 06/15/1957
Location:
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
Website: [Web Link]
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