Volcano Masonic Cave

Historical marker location:

Volcano, California

( Marker can be reached from Masonic Cave Road, 0.2 miles north of Pine Grove Volcano Road.)

Marker installed: 1967

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.