Historical Marker
Vanegas
Historical marker location:
Los Angeles, California
( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza on North Main Street.)
Los Pobladores. The Founders of the City of Los Angeles.
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.