Historical Marker
Labor Day Celebration
Historical marker location:
Jackson, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and California Highway 49, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)
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.