Historical Marker
Valente Building
Historical marker location:
147 Main Street, Murphys, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Big Trees Road, 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.