Founded in December 1848 by John A. Sutter, Jr., Sacramento was an outgrowth of Sutter’s Fort established by his father, Captain John A. Sutter, in 1839. State Capital since 1854, it was a major distribution point during the Gold Rush. A . . . — — Map (db m11486) HM
On South Manthey Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
The construction of the San Joaquin River Bridge completed the last link of the Transcontinental Railroad. Building had simultaneously proceeded from the Bay Area and Sacramento and met at the San Joaquin River. The first train crossed the . . . — — Map (db m11380) HM
Near Kilkare Road near Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
In 1869, the first Transcontinental Railroad passed this spot on its way to the shore of the San Francisco Bay. In 1984 the Southern Pacific Railroad abandoned this historic line between Niles and Tracy, California.
Volunteers of the Pacific . . . — — Map (db m63766) HM
“May God continue the unity of our country as this railroad unites the two great oceans of the world.” The gold spike ceremony at Promontory, Utah in May of 1869 united the tracks of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. . . . — — Map (db m143737) HM
On Lincoln Avenue at Webster Street, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Avenue.
On September 6, 1869 first Transcontinental
Railroad train linking two great oceans, and
consisting of twelve cars and three locomotives
passed here on way to a wharf terminal west
of here, a location now covered by lagoon
for take-off . . . — — Map (db m150265) HM
On West Mall Square, on the right when traveling north.
This plaque marks the terminus of the first transcontinental passenger train that started in New York City and terminated at Alameda Point Pier on September 6, 1869.
Erected by the U.S. Naval Air Station, Alameda in cooperation with . . . — — Map (db m150959) HM
