Historical Marker
The Old Spring
Historical marker location:
2 Water Street, Jackson, California
( Marker can be reached from Water Street, on the left when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1964
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.