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Tag Archives: Last Spike
Golden Spike National Historic Site
It’s always a pleasure when you get to visit a historic site that you have wanted to see for many years. This time it was a visit to Promontory Point, Utah and the location of the driving of the golden … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Pacific, Golden Spike, Last Spike, Promontory Point, railroad, Transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific, USA, Utah
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STST2017: The Last Spike
Today’s posting will be quite short as the history of the area is already quite well known. We’re visiting Craigellachie, British Columbia and — more specifically — the location where the Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was driven … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, caboose, Canada, Canadian Pacific, Craigellachie, history, Last Spike, railway, Vacation 2017
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