Historical Marker
The Flume
Historical marker location:
20263 Olinda Road, Anderson, California
( Marker is on Olinda Road, on the left when traveling west.)
Point of Historical Interest. Dept. of Parks and Recreation Reg. No. SHA-013.
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.