Harry Carr Los Angeles City of Dreams (Illustrated by E.H. Suydam), D. Appleton-Century Co.: NY, 1935, 402 pp., 1935, 1876, 1860s, 1850s
Chapter XI Trails of Destiny
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"1876: The Southern Pacific built the first railroad into Los Angeles. The golden spike was driven through the heart of the little old pueblo. The flood of Mid-west immigration started." p. 122