Water & Rails / Brooklyn Basin

Historical marker location:

1717 Embarcadero, Oakland, California

( Marker is on Embarcadero, on the right when traveling south.)

California has the largest economy of any state in the U.S. and the fifth largest economy in the world. The state's GDP in 2021 was $3.2 trillion, which is larger than the GDP of many countries, including Canada, Russia, and Australia.