Historical Marker
"Oliveras Home"
Historical marker location:
31791 Los Rios Street, San Juan Capistrano, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Los Rios Street and River Street, on the right when traveling south on Los Rios 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.