Historical Marker
Dedication to Henry Sause, Jr.
Historical marker location:
Crescent City, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Front Street and D Street, on the right when traveling east on Front 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.