Colonel C. Lincoln Wilson
Founder of the City of Lincoln
First president of the Sacramento Valley Railroad
Founder of the California Central Railroad
Colonel Wilson came to California in 1849 not to look for gold but to build a transportation industry. After operating a successful toll road & toll bridge in the San Francisco area and a shipping line on the Sacramento River, Wilson turned his talents to the building of a railroad. He was responsible for bringing Theadore Judah to California in 1854 – the West’s most important civil engineer. In 1859 Wilson laid out the town of Lincoln, the town that bears his name. The city lots sold by public auction in 1861.
Marker is on 5th Street west of E Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
