Historical Marker
Auburn Public Library
Historical marker location:
175 Almond Street, Auburn, California
( Marker is on Almond Street north of Lincoln Way, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.