Historical Marker
Johnston Building
Historical marker location:
465 Main Street, Pleasanton, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Rose Street, on the right when traveling south on Main 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.