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California Crossing

Dallas, Dallas County

Marker Text

CALIFORNIA CROSSING (Some Five Hundred Feet North) Here thousands of 49'ers crossed Trinity River in heroic trek west--following California Gold discovery. Crossing was in shallow part of stream on Southern Transcontinental route to Pacific. Later used by stage lines, railroad; route passed through Dallas and Cedar Springs on to El Paso.

Marker Details

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Location Description in California Crossing Parkon California Crossing Road 2.5 miles west of Stemmons, off SH 114, Dallas
Marker # 6637
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code roads; water topics
Latitude, Longitude 32.866263, -96.923037

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