Location: near 8250 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95832
38°27’26.9″N 121°30’03.6″W
38.457483, -121.501000
IN 1863 A TEN MILE LONG SHORT LINE WAS BUILT FROM BRIGHTON STATION ON THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY RR TO THIS HERE SPOT. IT WAS CALLED “FREEPORT” BECAUSE IT AVOIDED THE HIGH CHARGES FOR LANDING FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS AT THE SACRAMENTO CITY EMBARCADERO. THE SHORT LINE BECAME A POPULAR SHORT CUT TO THE “WASHOE” MINES. CENTRAL PACIFIC RR BOUGHT THE LINE IN 1865 AND REMOVED THE TRACKS IN 1866 TO ELIMINATE COMPETITION.
A SHORT LIVED SHORT CUT SHORT LINE
NEW HELVETIA CHAPTER NO 5 E CLAMPUS VITUS
AUGUST 2, 1969
REDEDICATED IN MEMORY OF LARRY HARRISON
SEPT 8, 1908-DEC 13, 2001
XNGH #13 ECV CHAPTER #5
( Located on Freeport Blvd, North of Freeport Bridge)