Historical Marker
Hichborn House
Historical marker location:
1091 Fremont Street, Santa Clara, California
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Fremont Street and Main Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1970
1091 Fremont Street. Point of Historical Interest No. 4.
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.