Historical Marker

Egan House

Historical marker location:
31892 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California
( Marker is on Camino Capistrano, on the right when traveling north.)

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.