Related Historical Markers

By Mike Stroud, July 1997

Golden Spike Marker

SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER

1 ► Utah, Box Elder County, Promontory Summit — Golden Spike — National Historic Site —

"The last rail is laid, the spike is driven. The Pacific Railroad is completed." Here at Promontory, Utah, at 12:47 P.M. on May 10, 1869, the driving of a Golden Spike completed the first Transcontinental Railroad. Climax of a dramatic . . . — — Map (db m133654) HM

2 ► South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston, Wraggborough — Bound For Glory — The Railroad Was A Nation Builder —

There is no doubt that the railroad defined an American culture and personality that is distinct from its European roots. At its heart, the railroad was a nation builder - the personification of the brash, entrepreneurial spirit that the rest . . . — — Map (db m39927) HM