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Gold Spike Lecture: California's Complicated Relationship with the Railroad

Presented by Sacramento History Museum at California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento CA

Jul 25 2019

Gold Spike Lecture: California's Complicated Relationship with the Railroad

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Timed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the ... view more »

William Deverell, author and historian specializing in California and the American West, will present a fascinating lecture about the complex relationship between the railroad and the Golden State. Deverell is also the Director, Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, Professor of History, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science, and author of Railroad Crossing: Californians and the Railroad 1850-1910.

Timed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Sacramento History Museum — in partnership with the California State Railroad Museum, Center for Sacramento History, and the Crocker Art Museum — is proud to present the Gold Spike Lecture Series that will take place April through September 2019.
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General $14
Members $7

Phone: (916) 808-7644

Website: http://sachistorymuseum.org/programs-events/gold-spike-lecture-series/

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California State Railroad Museum
125 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

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