Near Corinne in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Competition 1869

Completion 1869 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 27, 2014

1. Completion 1869 Marker

Inscription. Lacking precise instructions from Congress as to where to meet, and spurred by financial rewards for building grade, both railroad companies prepared railbed past each other for 250 miles. No parallel track was ever laid.

Promontory Summit was chosen as the point for the joining of the rails.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 41° 37.062′ N, 112° 33.056′ W. Marker is near Corinne, Utah, in Box Elder County. It can be reached from Golden Spike Road (22000 West Road) near 6400 North Road when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corinne UT 84307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley

and in the West Desert.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Irish Monument (a few steps from this marker); Original Rail (a few steps from this marker); Transforming Communication: from Coast to Coast (a few steps from this marker); Evolution of Rail (a few steps from this marker); Last Spike Driven (within shouting distance of this marker); Golden Spike (within shouting distance of this marker); The Southern Pacific Monument

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(within shouting distance of this marker); May 9, 1869 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinne.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Jubilation Coast to Coast (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This marker is located in the exhibit area behind the Golden Spike Visitors Center.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 27, 2014

2. Completion 1869 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.