Historical Marker
Guilbert Building
Historical marker location:
216 West Miner Street, Yreka, California
( Marker is at the intersection of West Miner Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Miner Street.)
(Siskiyou County Bank Building). 216 W. Miner St.
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.