Historical Marker

Calaveritas

Historical marker location:
Calaveritas, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Calaveritas Road and Costa Road, on the right when traveling east on Calaveritas Road.)
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.