Historical Marker
Oakland's First Wharf
Historical marker location:
2 Broadway, Oakland, California
( Marker can be reached from Broadway near Water Street.)
Marker installed: 1989
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.