Historical Marker
Fort Janesville
Historical marker location:
464-615 Main Street, Janesville, California
( Marker is on Main Street near South Church Street, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1961
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.