Historical Marker
632 E. Thompson Boulevard
Historical marker location:
632 East Thompson Boulevard, Ventura, California
( Marker is on East Thompson Boulevard.)
Mitchell Block Historic District.
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.