Historical Marker
Elisha Packwood
Historical marker location:
East Putnam Street, Porterville, California
( Marker is at the intersection of East Putnam Avenue and North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on East Putnam Avenue.)
Marker installed: 1992
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.