Historical Marker
Red Front Blacksmith Shop Mural
Historical marker location:
187 South Curry Street, Tehachapi, California
( Marker is on South Curry Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2006
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.