Historical Marker
La Casa Primera Dedication
Historical marker location:
1569 North Park Avenue, Pomona, California
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Park Avenue and West McKinley Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1975
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.