California's First Passenger Railroad

California's First Passenger Railroad is a California Historical Landmark in Sacramento, Sacramento County.

3rd and R Streets, Sacramento · location approximate

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The Sacramento Valley Railroad, running from Sacramento to Folsom, was begun at this site on February 12, 1855. Here, at Third and R Streets, was located the Sacramento Passenger Terminal. The turntable and freight depot were at Third and Front Streets. Completion of the railroad was celebrated at Folsom on February 22, 1856.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

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Historical maps covering this location

1848 · Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1850 · Map of the mining district of California (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1855 · Map of the Public Surveys in California, 1855 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · The Central Part of the State of California. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Map Showing California Pacific Rail Road Extension (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848, 1848, covering the location of California's First Passenger Railroad, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Gold And Quicksilver District Of California, 1848, 1848, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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