Near Corinne in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Last Spike Driven
Noon…Monday…May 10th, 1869
Photographed By Andrew Johnson, October 21, 2018
1. Last Spike Driven Marker - refurbished version
Speeches were given and then a lengthy prayer. Governor Stanford stepped up, took the hammer, swung, and missed. Then Dr. Durant took his turn… and also missed the spike. With each swing of the mauls, the crowd of workingmen broke into spontaneous applause.
James Strobridge and Samuel Reek, the crew bosses of the two roads, then took up un-wired mauls and divided the last blows between them, as the air exploded with hurrahs.
With those last few swings, the billion-dollar dream of the world’s first transcontinental railroad became a reality.
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° 37.05′ N, 112° 33.061′ W. Marker is near Corinne, Utah, in Box Elder County. Marker can be reached from
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Transforming Communication: from Coast to Coast (here, next to this marker); Evolution of Rail (here, next to this marker); Original Rail (a few steps from this marker); Golden Spike (a few steps from this marker); Competition 1869 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Southern Pacific Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Irish Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Stephen Tyng Mather (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinne.
More about this marker. This marker is located behind the Golden Spike Visitors Center.
Also see . . .
1. Driving the Last Spike - CPRR.org. The central actors then took their places. Mills, who acted as master of ceremony, called the group to order, and introduced the Rev. J. Todd from Massachusetts for the invocation, which took about 2 minutes. At this point, at 12:27, the operator told the system that 3 dots would indicate the first blow and "done" the last blow, and "hats off" during the prayer. During the next 13 minutes the following events must have taken
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 27, 2014
2. Last Spike Driven Marker
Captions: (top right) Leland Stanford, Central Pacific Railroad President, and former governor of California. Dr. Thomas Durant, Union Pacific Railroad Vice-President, and President of Credit Mobilier of America.
2. Driving the Golden Spike - Toy Man Television (Youtube). This is a 9 minute video clip featuring a reenactment of the Driving of the Golden Spike. (Submitted on February 20, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed By AA. Hart, May 10, 1869
3. Last Spike Driven Marker
Photographed By Andrew Johnson, October 21, 2018
4. Last Spike Driven Marker and Tracks
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 21, 2018, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. 2, 3. submitted on February 20, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on October 21, 2018, by Andrew Johnson of Salt Lake City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
