Golden Spike National Historic Site - Promontory, Utah
N 41° 37.044 W 112° 33.049
12T E 370796 N 4608459
"The last rail is laid, the spike is driven. The Pacific railroad is completed." Here at Promontory, Utah, at 12:47 pm on May 10, 1869, the driving of a golden spike completed the first transcontinental railroad.
Waymark Code: WM4TQ1
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2008
Views: 33
From a plaque at the ranger's station -
"The last rail is laid, the spike is driven. The Pacific railroad is completed." Here at Promontory, Utah, at 12:47 pm on May 10, 1869, the driving of a golden spike completed the first transcontinental railroad. Climax of a dramatic railroad-building race between the Union Pacific building from the east and the Central Pacific building from the west, this event symbolized attainment of a long sought goal - a direct transportation route to the Pacific Ocean and the China trade. And it achieved the great political objective of binding together by iron bonds the extremities of continental United States, a rail link from ocean to ocean.
Off Road Directions:
Nope. It's right on the road. It's the place between the tour buses and the steaming locomotives. Looks like the ranger actually lives across the street.
Permits: yes
Maps: yes
Public Restrooms: yes
Trail Conditions: yes
Website if it is available: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Visit Instructions:
Logs should be accompanied by at least 1 image taken by you at the facility or if you do not have a camera a good description of the Waymark you are visiting.
This will give us proof you were actually there.