700 Alhambra

Historical marker location:

700 Alhambra Avenue, Martinez, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Alhambra Avenue and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Alhambra Avenue.)

Old Town Martinez. Home of Historical Interest.

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.