PROGRAM & BULLETIN & CALENDAR
10:00 am Saturday Feb 20, 2010 LCDR Theodore Robinson, Author of "Water in My Veins, The Pauper Who Helped Save a President" Memorial Hall, Colfax April 2010 TBD Stay Tuned!
If you haven't looked at the Cemetery Section, you only need to click on it.... cemeteries.html .... and see what the Colfax District Cemetery is about... including some photos.
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BULLETIN
Check latest edition of Colfax Cobblestones for dates, please mark you calendars accordingly.
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As representing the Stevens Trail. This historic trail of Placer County has been approved by the State Historical Resources Commission for inclusion in the national Register of Historic Places. The nomination was submitted and approved on February 1, 2002 at Davis, CA. A number will be assigned and a plaque marking the Trail Head upon final approval will be placed. 
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If you know anything about the Golden Arrow Ranch (resort) in the Gold Run Area please contact us. [E-mail President] |
are now available. There is a link in the Archives and Links page. Only $2 per item. |
Is now official as representing the Colfax Cape Horn Promontory overlook site. Also, Caltrans has installed two historical Landmark signs on SR-174, to direct motorists to the monument. Thanks to Gertrude Paul of The Colfax Area Historical Society and Eric Claydon of the Caltrans Traffic Operations office. |
Is now official as representing the Colfax Freight Depot, AKA RR Junction Building, on Main Street. And, this qualifys it for incentives for preservation and restoration. |
For $60 you can buy a brick with your name for the benches to be placed at the newly restored Railroad Depot. Ask at the City Hall for further information. Phone 530-346-2303 |
Plans are under consideration and evaluation for the forming of a seperate Board of Directors under the umbrella of the CAHS. If you have interest in helping develop a Railroad Museum including the feasability of bringing in rolling stock please contact us [E-mail President] |
A collection of the CAHS Newsletter, since 1985, are now in a binder in the Reference section of the Colfax Branch of the Placer County Library at 200 Church Street, Colfax. |
Is open on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon in the Arhives Room of the Sierra Vista Center for research. Phone: 530-346-7040. Free to the public. |
CALENDAR OF EVENTS IN COLFAX AREA
| January 2009
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April 2009
16...7pm Program presented by Dee Rein Operation Mom, at the Veterans Hall, Colfax |
May 2009
9-10.Train Trip to Reno on Vintage RR Car Contact Colfax Area Chamber of Commerce 530-346-8888 15...Anniversary of Lyman Gilmore's flight from Cape Horn 16...Hwy 40 Spring Hot Rod Show 21...7pm Board Meeting, Depot Building 99 Railroad Ave, Colfax |
July 2009
25...Cruise Into Colfax 4pm-7pm Hot Rod Show |
August 2009
22...Cruise Into Colfax 4pm-7pm Hot Rod Show 29...Colfax Garden Club Tour |
September 2009
26...Colfax Outdoor Railroad Days Quilt Show |
PAST YEARS PROGRAMS IN COLFAX
| 2008 Programs for Reference April......Helen Wayland, our achives Director, will be receiving an award from the Placer County Supervisors in appreciation for her Volunteer work. August.....Placer County Heritage Trail Tour September..Railroad Days & Outdoor Quilt Show |
August 25, 2001...A grand Founders Day & 151st anniversary
of California statehood in Colfax!! The statue of Schyler Colfax, was dedicated
on this day, in honor of his effective efforts to bring forth a transcontinental railroad. There are
some 7 other Colfax's throughout the nation so named in his honor.
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Downtown Colfax as it is Today
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Chinese Railroad Track laying
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Historic Cape Horn and Vintage Train
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Historic Cape Horn and Modern Train
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Colfax Area Historical Society with Train
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