Spanning the Bay
Celebrating the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
An engineering wonder, a multi-structure complex that spans the San Francisco Bay and links the cities of Oakland and San Francisco. The latest exhibit in the California State Archives Research Room. View the online version: Spanning the Bay or visit the California State Archives located at 1020 "O" Street, Reference Room, Exhibit Gallery, 4th Floor, Sacramento, California. Open to the public Monday-Friday and the first Saturday of the month, during the hours of 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Admission is free
July 6, 1849
Commissioners meet to fix US-Mexican border.
On this date in 1849, the American Commissioner, Col. John Walker met with Mexican commissioner Pedro Garcia Conde to determine the boundary between California and Mexico, in accordance with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. |
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