Historical Marker
Vallejo Homesite
Historical marker location:
123 Washington Boulevard, Fremont, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Mission Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Washington Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 1988
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.