Route of the SPC and SP Railroads: Call of the Wild road sign

Collectible

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Los Gatos Library

Name/Title

Route of the SPC and SP Railroads: "Call of the Wild" road sign

Entry/Object ID

LEI056

Description

A "Call of the Wild" road sign on the Old Santa Cruz Highway adjacent to the right-of-way of the South Pacific Coast (S.P.C.) and later the Southern Pacific (S.P.) railroads. "Call of the Wild" was located about 1 mile north of Wrights a train scheduled stop. If someone in the Call of the Wild area needed to move passengers or freight they would simply hang a flag from the roof of the small log cabin style depot and the train would stop. Jack London frequented and perhaps even lived in the area for a while but it is unknown whether his famous book, Call of the Wild or the name of this small mountain community came first. LEI056

Collection

Leidy Ralph Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Leidy, Ralph

Dimensions

Height

14.95 cm

Width

9.97 cm

Location

* Untyped Location

Ralph Leidy