Edward Ricketts

Historical marker location:

Monterey, California

( Marker can be reached from Wave Street near Drake Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1997

1897-1948.

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.