Winter in the Sierra

Historical marker location:

Blairsden-Graeagle, California

( Marker can be reached from Johnsville - McCrea Road (County Highway A14).)

A Struggle For Survival.

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.