Historical Marker
The Cascade
Historical marker location:
711 Highland Avenue, Piedmont, California
( Marker can be reached from Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
Creating a Lush Tropical Paradise in Piedmont.
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.