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Work on the Union Plank Walk Railtrack and Wharf Company began at this site in December 1854. The railroad, in use by January 1855, was the earliest operating state-authorized railroad in California. The wharf, completed in May 1855, was 1.5 miles long and was extended 600 yards in 1875. The Arcata and Mad River Railroad is a surviving part of the original Union Company.
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Arcata, California · United States
