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Central Pacific’s Other Big Four Plaque

38° 34.978′ N, 121° 30.064′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. Marker is located in the courtyard of the Ping Yuen Center, across from the AMTRAK Station. 

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CENTRAL PACIFIC’S OTHER BIG FOUR

WHEN THE TASK OF BUILDING THE CPRR LINE OVER THE SIERRA PROVED TOO MUCH FOR THE IRISH, CHINESE LABORERS FROM KWANTUNG TOOK OVER. CALLED TZE YAP OR FOUR DISTRICTS MEN, THEIR HARD WORK AND PERSERVERANCE EARNED THEM THE NICKNAME OF ‘CHOLLY CLOCKERS PETS’.

NEW HELVETIA NO. 5, E CLAMPUS VITUS
May 10, 1969

(Located in Chinatown Plaza, Sacramento)