Historical Marker
400 Broad Street
Historical marker location:
400 Broad Street, Nevada City, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and York Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.)
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.