The War With Spain Memorial

Historical marker location:

200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, California

( Memorial is at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Harrison Street on Grand Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1950

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.