Historical Marker
Rincon Hill
Historical marker location:
San Francisco, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Beale Street and Bryant Street, on the right when traveling east on Beale Street.)
Marker installed: 1981
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.