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CHINESE HISTORICAL GOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNJA

DEAR EOtTOR:

ENCLOSED ARE FACT SHEET, STORY, MAP, ANO OTHER DATA

PERTAINING TO THE CENTENNIAL GOLDEN SPIKE CEREMONIES ~CHEDULED
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FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 1976 AT LANG STATION, 15 MILES NORTH 'EAS'f OF

NEWHALL, OF~ OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FREEWAY.

THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS 'INVITE-0

THE CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A~D OTHiR

SOCIETIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CEREMONIES. THE CHINESE SOCIETJ..,t6 :.

PRESIDENT, STAN LAU, AND SECRETARY OF STATE, MARCH FONQ Eu, WILL

PRESENT A BRONZE PLAQUE TO BE INSTALLED AS A COMME MORATION TO

THE 3,000 PLUS CHINESE LABORERS. THESE LABORERS MADE POSSIBLE

THE ~EETING OF THE SOUTH AND NORTH WITH THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC

RAILROAD 100 YEARS AGO. FIRECRACKERS, LOIN DANCERS, ANO TWIN

DRAGONS WIL L fOLLOW THE PRESENTAION. A RE~ACTMENT OF THE DRIVING

OF THE GOL0 EN SPIKE IS ALSO SCHEDULED.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT HELEN YOUNG AT

{2131 283 4532 ANO LELAND SUN (213) 624 3500 '

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