The Golden Spike (also known as The Last Spike[1]) is the ceremonial 17.6- karat gold final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the first transcontinental railroad across the United …

6 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, and get an up close view of …

Golden Spike National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park [3] [4] located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in east-central Box Elder County, Utah, …

Today, visit the Golden Spike National Historic Park to relive the history with exhibits and demonstrations, and take in the beauty of the surrounding Great Basin Desert and nearby …

Today, Golden Spike National Historic Site continues to commemorate the joining of the western and eastern tracks at Promontory Summit and the history of the workers who built the first …

All outdoor features including park roads, historic areas, restrooms, picnic areas and park landscape are OPEN seven days a week from sunrise to sunset. Golden Spike offers many …

Leland Stanford, one of the “Big Four” of the Central Pacific, had brought four ceremonial spikes. The famed “Golden Spike” was presented by David Hewes, a San Francisco construction …

The Golden Spike Visitor Center is filled with a wealth of information! You will want to give yourself time to watch one of the movies, check out the displays, and shop in the store.

Golden Spike National Historic Site, national historic site at Promontory in Box Elder county, northern Utah, U.S., near the Great Salt Lake, commemorating the completion in 6 1/2 years …

Jun 27, 2019 · Golden Spike National Historical Park in northern Utah tells the complex story of how the Transcontinental Railroad united the nation in many ways, ultimately changing life for …