Historical Marker
Winchester House
Historical marker location:
525 S. Winchester Blvd., San Jose, California
( Marker can be reached from South Winchester Boulevard south of Olsen Avenue, on the right when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 1974
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.