Historical Marker

Riverview Union High School

Historical marker location:
1500 West Fourth Street, Antioch, California
( Marker can be reached from West Fourth Street near O Street.)
Marker installed: 2000

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.