Colfax Area Historical Society (CAHS) and Colfax Heritage Museum (CHM)

We research and share the history of the Colfax Area, operate a museum, and work with other organizations to understand and appreciate our local history.

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Position papers about local history

Chinese laborers did not use bosun’s chairs and hanging wicker baskets in the railroad construction at Cape Horn. PDF

Illinoistown was not renamed as Colfax. Colfax was a new town created near Illinoistown.PDF

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The Colfax Heritage Museum is physically located at 99 Railroad St, Colfax, California, in the restored Southern Pacific Passenger Depot.

Mail for both the Colfax Heritage Museum and the Colfax Area Historical Society is received at PO Box 185, Colfax, CA 95713.

(530) 346-8599

museumcolfax@gmail.com

Sunday: closed
Monday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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