Here, Utahns completed the transcontinental telegraph and later assisted in the construction of the transcontinental railroad.” It seems appropriate it would take place in Utah Territory. “The colossal enterprise stands as a testament to a catalytic transportation transformation. “Today, we are at the crossroads where a monumental task was completed involving an abundance of iron rails and wooden ties,” he said. In his address, Brother Woods captured the historic import of the undertaking. Costumed performers reenact the driving of the commemorative golden spike by officials from the two railroads, and visitors are invited to be part of a photograph imitative of a famous image that was shot that day of the crowd in attendance, posed on and around the engines. Hosted by the Golden Spike National Historic Site, the commemorative program each year features the colorful replicas of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific steam engines that met face-to-face that day in 1869. Woods was the keynote speaker at the annual commemoration of the driving of the Golden Spike at this windswept desert summit north of Ogden and west of Brigham City, Utah. On the 147th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, the contribution of and benefits to the enterprise by the Mormons then living in the Utah Territory “is a subject that merits attention,” a Brigham Young University professor of Church history declared.įred E. “When we came over the hills and plains in 1847 we made our calculations for a railroad across the country.” -President Brigham Young The 147th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad was commemorated May 10, 2016.
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