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Speaking of the Breakwater
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 04-30-2019 - 11:47

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The Great White Fleet arrives in San Pedro. They have a long way to go with filling the trestle with rock mined and floated over from Catalina Island.

Even before any port facilities here, Richard Henry Dana's ship the Pilgrim anchored off of Point Fermin to collect cattle hides destined for the shoe factories of New England.

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  About as far back as you can go in SoCal railroad history. Pdxrailtransit 04-30-2019 - 09:58
  Re: About as far back as you can go in SoCal railroad history. jst3751 04-30-2019 - 10:51
  Re: About as far back as you can go in SoCal railroad history. BOB2 04-30-2019 - 10:57
  Re: About as far back as you can go in SoCal railroad history. Berg 04-30-2019 - 11:20
  Speaking of the Breakwater Pdxrailtransit 04-30-2019 - 11:47
  Re: About as far back as you can go in SoCal railroad history. HUTCH 7.62 04-30-2019 - 13:36


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