Historical Marker
Joaquin Miller
Historical marker location:
3098 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland, California
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Joaquin Miller Road and Sanborn Road, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1928
"Poet of the Sierras”.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in Promontory Summit, Utah in 1869, but the western terminus of the railroad was actually in Oakland, California. The railroad made it easier and faster to travel across the country, and helped to spur California's economic growth.