Carter Brothers - Newark, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 31.766 W 122° 02.376
10S E 584857 N 4154040
An ECV plaque in Newark, CA.
Waymark Code: WMGP1E
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2013
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"CARTER BROTHERS
WESTERN HISTORY OWES THE CARTER BROTHERS A GREAT DEBT,
FOR THEY WERE THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE FIRST SIX
NARROW GAUGE RAILROADS IN CALIFORNIA. FROM 1874 TO 1902 THEY
BUILT FREIGHT, PASSENGER, CABLE AND STREET CARS. THEIR PLANT
BECAME NEWARK'S FIRST INDUSTRY. THEIR CABLE CARS ARE STILL
IN OPERATION ON SAN FRANCISCO HILLS.
DEDICATED
SEPTEMBER 22, 1979
BY
JOAQUIN MURRIETA CHAPTER NO. 13
E CLAMPUS VITUS"
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