May God Continue the Unity of Our Country
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"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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"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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