#780-8 First Transcontinental Railroad - Western Base of the Sierra Nevada, Sacramento

  1. Sacramento County

9/28/1996

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Haggin Oaks Municipal Golf Course, N side of clubhouse, 3645 Fulton Ave, Sacramento
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    9/28/1996
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    9/28/1996
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 38 38.057, W 121 24.175

About this landmark

Plaque text:

First Transcontinental Railroad
Western Base of the Sierra Nevada
On January 12, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln decreed that where the Central Pacific Railroad crossed Arcade Creek the western base of the Sierra Nevada began. The hardships of railroad construction through mountains resulted in increased government subsidies; these funds gave the company impetus to finish the transcontinental railroad.