Historical Marker
Varsity Theatre
Historical marker location:
616 Second Street, Davis, California
( Marker is on Second Street west of F Street, on the right when traveling east.)
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.