Historical Marker
Pershing Square
Historical marker location:
Los Angeles, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Hill Street and 5th Street, on the right when traveling south on Hill Street.)
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.