May God Continue the Unity of Our Country
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NILES CALIF.
"MAY GOD CONTINUE THE UNITY OF OUR
COUNTRY AS THIS RAILROAD UNITES THE
TWO GREAT OCEANS OF THE WORLD "
THE GOLD SPIKE CEREMONY AT PROMONTORY
UTAH IN MAY OF 1889 UNITED THE
TRACKS OF THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND
UNION PACIFIC RAILROADS, HOWEVER
THE RAILS DID NOT SPAN THE UNITED
STATES FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN UNTIL
SOME MONTHS LATER, IN SEPTEMBER
THE FINAL LINK BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO
AND SACRAMENTO WAS COMPLETED NEAR
THE FLOUR MILL OF JESUS VALLEJO, A
SHORT DISTANCE EAST OF THIS LOCATION
DEDICATED BY
JOAQUIN MURRIETA CHAPTER NO. 13
E CLAMPUS VITUS
AND
NILES MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
AUGUST 4, 1979
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