colfax: Traveling INTO Colfax rather than BY it!
- 04/09/19 05:26 PM
*Animation has 3 slides which transition automatically Strong breezes or winds always make me more energized or antsy than usual. And today, when my plans to work more in my garden were thwarted by their annoyance at mid-day, I grabbed my keys and went for a little drive. The road traveling eastward out of Sacramento, along highway 80, finds the quaint little town known as Colfax about 49 miles away. Today, I decided not to travel BY Colfax, but actually INTO it. Colfax originally was known as Camp 20, and housed workers tasked with building this section of the transcontinental railroad in the mid-1800s. Sacramento merchants, … (12 comments)
colfax: The Rich Railroad History of Colfax
- 05/28/13 11:12 PM
As one travels eastward along highway 80 from Sacramento to the Nevada border, they travel through Colfax. For the most part, there is always a time constraint, which quickly calls beyond when I come to this stretch of the interstate; but this past Sunday, I decided to tarry and delve more deeply into the history of this little California town. Colfax was originally known as Camp 20, and housed workers tasked with building this section of the transcontinental railroad in the mid 1800s. Sacramento merchants, known as “The Big Four” believed a railroad could offer potential benefit. These men were Leland Stanford, Mark … (13 comments)
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