Historical Marker

First Yuba County Courthouse

Historical marker location:
527 D Street, Marysville, California
( Marker is at the intersection of D Street and 6th Street, on the right when traveling north on D Street.)
Marker installed: 1993

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.