Near Corinne in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
September 1869
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, August 27, 2014
1. September 1869 Marker
Inscription.
September 1869. . Four months after completion, Promontory was a notorious boomtown composed of hotels, saloons, and gambling tents with a few stores and shops. Transcontinental passengers changed trains here until mid-1870. Many were victimized by resident gamblers and con artists. Newspaperman J.H. Beadle noted of the town: “4,900 feet above sea level, though theologically speaking, if we interpret scripture literally, it ought to have been 49,000 feet below sea level, for it certainly was for its size, morally nearest to the infernal regions of any town on the road.”
Four months after completion, Promontory was a notorious boomtown composed of hotels, saloons, and gambling tents with a few stores and shops. Transcontinental passengers changed trains here until mid-1870. Many were victimized by resident gamblers and con artists. Newspaperman J.H. Beadle noted of the town: “4,900 feet above sea level, though theologically speaking, if we interpret scripture literally, it ought to have been 49,000 feet below sea level, for it certainly was for its size, morally nearest to the infernal regions of any town on the road.”
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 41° 37.071′ N, 112° 33.127′ W. Marker is near Corinne, Utah, in Box Elder County. Marker is on Golden Spike Road (22000 West Road) near 6400 North Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Corinne UT 84307, United States of America. Touch for directions.
(within shouting distance of this marker); May 9, 1869 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named September 1869 (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Spike Driven (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Competition 1869 (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corinne.
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. September 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 431 times since then and 15 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.
