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.
General $14
Members $7
Phone: (916) 808-7644
2019/07/25 - 2019/07/25
California State Railroad Museum
125 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814