Historical Marker
- Jackson -
Historical marker location:
105 Main Street, Jackson, California
( Marker can be reached from Main Street near Court Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1974
The Jumping Seat of Calaveras County.
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.