Historical Marker
Spanish Presidio
Historical marker location:
500 Church Street, Monterey, California
( Marker is on Church Streeet east of Abrega Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.