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On July 30, 1965 Golden Spike National Historic Site was created "for the purpose of establishing a national historic site commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States...
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www.nps.gov/gosp/home.html
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Golden spike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The "Golden Spike" (aka "The Last Spike" ) is the ceremonial final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States connecting the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike
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Transcontinental railroad meeting point Golden Spike National Historic Site area accommodations and events. ... There is an easy, flat 1.5 mile/2.4 km trail called the Big Fill Walk at Golden Spike. Rangers offer talks daily from May 31 to September 1. Visitors can also drive two self-guided auto tours at the site.
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www.utah.com/nationalsites/golden_spike.htm
www.utah.com/nationalsites/golden_spike.htm
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Plan for the Pacific Railroad, by Theodore Judah Biography of Theodore Judah The Big Four ... Driving the Last Spik ... Last spike is laid at Promontory, Utah to complete the Transcontinental road...
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www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
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In 1957 Congress established a seven-acre tract as the Golden Spike National Historic Site. Bernice Gibbs Anderson of Corinne organized the National Golden Spike Society in 1959 to promote the site. In 1965 Congress enlarged to site to encompass 2,176 acres and be administered by the National Park Service.
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www.media.utah.edu/UHE/g/GOLDENSPIKE.html
www.media.utah.edu/UHE/g/GOLDENSPIKE.html
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GOLDEN SPIKE CEREMONY: At 2:27 P.M., this message went from Promontory ... Telegraph messages at the joining of the rails upon completion of the first transcontinental railroad (Pacific Railroad). ... The slightly undersized 5 1/2" x 1/2" golden spike, now located in the Stanford Family Collection of the Stanford...
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cprr.org/Museum/Done!.html
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a Photo Journey to the Golden Spike National Historic Site ... ; Golden Spike All of the small pictures on this page are thumbnail images. Left-click on any of them to see the full size version.
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www.fortogden.com/goldenspike.html
www.fortogden.com/goldenspike.html
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The "Golden Spike" Location ... I have often heard that the driving of the golden spike occurred at Promontory Point, Utah. This is not correct. Promontory Point is a location near the Lucin Cutoff that was built to bypass the original path through the summit.
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www.steamlocomotive.com/promontory/
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