Colfax Train Depot Museum
Colfax Area Heritage Museum
The Colfax Train Depot at 90 Railraod Avenue
is the home of the Colfax Area Heritage Museum.
For more information about the museum call the
Colfax Area History Society at 530-346-8599.
National Historic Sites in Colfax
Colfax 1880 Freight Depot
1-4 Main Street
National Historic Landmark #1999001564
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Colfax Record Article
Colfax 1905 Passenger Depot
National Historic Landmark #1998001605.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places
on January 15, 1999.
California State Historic Sites in Colfax
First Transcontinental Railroad-Colfax
PLAQUE TEXT: "Central Pacific rails reached Colfax, formerly Illinoistown,
September 1, 1865, and train service began four days later.
Colfax own was a vital construction supply depot and junction
point for stage lines for ten months. It was renamed by Governor
Stanford in honor of Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of
Representatives and later Ulysses S. Grant's Vice President.
The real assault on the Sierra began here."
ABOUT THE PLAQUE:
The plaque for California State Historic Landmark #780
was placed on May 9, 1969 by the California State Department of Parks and Recreation
in cooperation with the Conference of California Historical Societies
and the Placer County Historical Society.
Allen guitars and Luthier Supplies
PO Box 1883
Colfax, California
Phone: 530-346-6590
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