Historical Marker
The Napa River
Historical marker location:
500, Napa, California
( Marker can be reached from Main Street near 5th Street, on the right when traveling south.)
A Napa Valley Legend.
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.