Sacramento, California: Continental Railroad Groundbreaking Site
A stone monument with plaque stands at the spot where ground was broken in 1863 for the first continental railroad -- mile marker zero. Central Pacific Railroad Depot.
- Address:
- Front St, Sacramento, CA
- Directions:
- Front St between J and K Streets.
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Historical "Mile Marker 0" is where the transcontinental railroad first broke ground on its western end in 1863.
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