Golden Spike Day
Think about a world without a transcontinental railroad
Golden Spike National Historic Site shares the stories of the people and settings that define the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad. Read More.
Official photograph from the “Golden Spike” Ceremony, 1869 ... photograph reveals that the Chinese workers who were present that day have been excluded.
Driving the golden spike ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869 ... in the Central Pacific Grade where workers laid 10 miles of track in one day.
Golden Spike Day is celebrated on May 10th of each year in recognition of the final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Transcontinental ...
On this day in 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific ... in a ceremonial golden spike that completes the nation's first transcontinental ...
Start to Finish: The 1862 Pacific Railway Act to the 1869 Last Spikes at Promontory ... Visitors arriving after this time will be asked to return the following business day. ... Railroad's 150th birthday party at the Golden Spike National Historic Site.
8:00 AM Golden Spike National Historical Park Opens to the Public ... 9:00 AM- 7:00 PM Spike 150 Celebration Festival: Music, Performances, Storytelling, ...
4 days ago - Visitors to the park can see the location of the Last Spike Site, 1869 railroad construction features, walk or drive on the original railroad grade, ...
May 5, 2019 - FEATURE — “Are we there yet?” The rails looking to the west from the spot where the original golden spike was driven, Golden Spike National ...
An elaborate four-day event called the "Golden Spike Days Celebration" was held in Omaha, NE, from April 26 to 29, 1939, to commemorate the 70th anniversary ...
Dec 22, 2019 — ... by three photographers who were present at the Golden Spike Ceremony. More than any other image of that day, however, the champagne ...
Recently re-designated as a historical park, visitors to the Golden Spike National Historical Park can see the location of the Last Spike Site, 1869 railroad ...
May 10, 2010 — May 10, 1869: Golden Spike Links Nation by Rail. 1869: Four years after the Civil War, the United States is joined from coast to coast by a ...
May 10, 2012 — By Maury Klein For Americans in 1869, the driving of the golden spike, which joined the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads at ...
There were four ceremonial spikes given that day: Two gold-plated spikes given by the State of California to Leland Stanford, President of Central Pacific; one ...