Charles Marsh (December 6, 1825 - May 22, 1876) was an influential figure in the building of the first transcontinental railroad, as well as in building water systems for mining in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during the California Gold Rush. He was one of the founding directors of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was a surveyor and worked with Theodore D. Judah to survey and evaluate various possible routes for the first transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada. He built a number of ditches and water pipelines to serve mines and towns there, and became known as the “Father of Ditches.” He was also one of the founders of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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- ^ Lindars, Dom. The Ditches of Nevada City, pp. 783-90, Nevada City History, 2023. ISBN 979-8-218-13147-0 (hardcover), 979-8-218-13148-7 (ebook).
- ^ Comstock, David Allan. "Charles Marsh: Our Neglected Pioneer-Genius," Nevada County Historical Society Bulletin, p. 9, Volume 50, No. 2, April 1996.
- ^ “Railroad Route Discovered,” The Nevada Journal, November 9, 1860, p. 2, Nevada City, California.
- ^ “The Other Ox,” The Sacramento Bee, p. 2, February 9, 1874, Sacramento, California.
- ^ “Death of a Notable Mason,” Oakland Tribune, p. 3, April 29, 1876, Oakland, California.
- ^ Papers compiled by David Comstock, and “The Christine Freeman Directory,” Searls Historical Library, Nevada City, California.