Travels in the 2nd half

Celebrating 150 years of Folsom Folsom California is probably best known for its prison and the concert by Johnny Cash that took place there. http://faigley.dwrl.utexas.edu/countrymusic/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2014/11/Johnny-Cash-2.jpg But Folsom's history goes back way before there was a prison. Folsom sits on the American River near where gold was discovered, and was at the center of the California Gold Rush. Originally named Granite City in 1854, it was renamed for its founder Joseph Folsom , who bought the land from under what may have been shady circumstances. In 1856 Folsom became the terminus of the Sacramento Valley Railroad, which ran from Sacramento to Folsom, bringing supplies to gold miners and gold back to the state capital. This railroad eventually became part of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Today the line is run by Union Pacific and there is also a light-rail line into Sacramento. The Folsom Terminal - now the tourist information office ...