Regular steamboat service from the west to…

February 1849 CE

Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay on February 28, 1849.

The California had left New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounded Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrived at San Francisco after the four-month, twenty-one-day journey.

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San Francisco San Francisco California United States View →

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Cornelius Vanderbilt View →

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New York State (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → California Territory View →

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California Gold Rush, California, United States View →

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Strategic metals View →

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