Historical Marker
West Point
Historical marker location:
West Point, California
( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 26 (State Highway 26) and Main Street, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 26.)
Marker installed: 1949
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.