Historical Marker
Norwegian Grade
Historical marker location:
Thousand Oaks, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Moorpark Road and Calle Contento, on the right when traveling north on Moorpark Road.)
Marker installed: 2011
Historical Monument.
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.