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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: The California Southern Railroad and the Great San Diego Land Boom of the 1880s
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URL:https://sandiegohistory.org/event/lunch-and-learn-the-california-southern-railroad-and-the-great-san-diego-land-boom-of-the-1880s/
LOCATION:1649 El Prado\, Suite #3 San Diego\, CA 92101\, CA\, United States
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