![]() A permanent installation will be held at the new Golden Spike Park in Brigham City Utah next summer. ![]() Golden Spike National Historic Site shares the stories of the people and settings that define the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad. The three-day Golden Spike celebration opens on Friday at Promontory Summit, 66 miles (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City, where the Central Pacific Railroad from the west was joined to the. ![]() All outside attractions are open from dawn to dusk, year round. The 7,000 pound Golden Spike art piece will be displayed at sites across the country over the next few weeks. The Joining of a Nation the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. Welcome to Golden Spike National Historical Park Golden Spike has numerous programs and activities that occur daily and are seasonally dependent: During the summer season, May 1st through mid-October, the visitor center is open 7 days a week, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Of coming up with ways to bind the nation together and the economy was principal among them…internal improvements.roads, bridges, waterways were a big part of that,” said Brooks. “The connection I think would be that Henry Clay was deeply concerned with advancing national unity. All three were driven at Promontory Summit in. Other interstate travelers: use exit 368 off I-15 and drive west on Utah 13 and 83 through Corinne to Golden Spike. The Arizona spike, right, is displayed next to the famed golden and Nevada spikes at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Jan. Turn right and follow signs to the visitor center (eight miles). Southbound travelers on I-84: use exit 26 and drive south on Utah 83 to Golden Spike Drive. Wu says, as a child, he read in a book that Chinese workers comprised 90% of the effort from the Pacific side of railroad construction.Īshland Curator Eric Brooks said Henry Clay saw value in various forms of transportation, even though rail was just getting started in his time. Golden Spike National Historic Site is 32 miles west of Brigham City. “I’m here as your vice mayor but I’m also here as this 12 year old kid in junior high in a history class first reading about the building of the transcontinental railroad and I think there was one line that mentioned there were Chinese laborers on this project,” said Wu. Though lacking the stunning vistas and loads of activities found at most of Utahs park and monuments, the Golden Spike National Monument is a good place to.
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