Four Special Spikes

Four Special Spikes - Golden Spike National Historical Park (U.S. ...

This 5-inch long, 9 1/2 ounce spike, made from about $200 worth of gold, was inscribed, “With this spike the San Francisco News Letter offers ...

Transcontinental Railroad · Golden Spike Celebrations

One of the golden spikes, considered the official golden spike, was a gift to Leland Stanford of CP. It was engraved on all four sides, including the names ...

1 of the 4 spikes driven at Promontory Summit fetches $2.2M at auction

"That sense of unity means as much today as it did when the transcontinental railroad was finished less than four years after the Civil War." So ...

Where is the Last Spike? | See the World - Travel for Kids

The first spike was iron, silver and gold, the second Nevada silver, the third a (less) gold spike, the Last Spike was three-quarters solid gold ...

Golden Spike National Historic Site - Utah History Encyclopedia

Leland Stanford, one of the "Big Four" of the Central Pacific, had brought four ceremonial spikes. The famed "Golden Spike" was presented by David Hewes, a San ...

Golden Spike National Historic Site - Utah History to Go

Leland Stanford, one of the “Big Four” of the Central Pacific, had brought four ceremonial spikes. The famed “Golden Spike” was presented by David Hewes, a San ...

Where are the precious spikes of the Transcontinental Railroad

The 17.6 carat gold spike measured 5 5/8 inches long and weighed 14.03 ounces. Engravings were made on all four sides of the spike and its top.

Utah: Golden Spike National Historic Site

... Spike Ceremony on May 10, 1869. Held in Promontory Summit, the ceremony began with the presentation of the four special spikes-- the Nevada ...

Golden Spike Ceremony, Promontory Summit, Utah

Four of the five gold/silver spikes are known to exist today. According to ... Driving the Last Spike (Four Spikes); Moving West: The History of the ...

The Golden Spike Ceremony and My Favorite Golden Spike ...

... four-special-spikes.htm; Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60, Jupiter at Promontory Summit: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore ...

No golden spikes? Where the iconic piece of Americana ended up

“On the day of the commemoration. We had four different spikes that were here. We had two gold spikes, one silver spike, and one spike that was ...

The Spike That Connected the Country

After several speeches, representatives from both railroads tapped the four spikes gently into a special laurelwood tie with a silver hammer—but ...

The Golden Spike is back in Utah for a rare reunion of spikes from ...

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three of the four spikes used at the ceremonial completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 are on ...

The Golden Spike in the Transcontinental Railroad

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, when four ceremonial gold and silver spikes were driven into a laurel wood railroad tie.

UP: Golden Spike and its Promontory Companions - Union Pacific

From left: the silver spike from Nevada, the Golden Spike and the blended spike from Arizona. ... spikes. Pre-drilled with four holes and placed in the ground ...

Golden spike - Wikipedia

Before the last spike was driven, three other commemorative spikes ... The spike was engraved on all four sides: The Pacific Railroad ground broken ...

Five mind-blowing facts — Golden Spike Ceremony - Trains Magazine

2 — The gold nugget on the gold spike. During the May 10th ceremony four commemorative spikes were presented: one made from 18 ounces of pure ...

1850-1879 - May 10, 1869 - Golden Spike

During the ceremony in 1869, four special spikes were presented: 1. The Golden Spike known as the "Last Spike"; 2. Nevada's Silver Spike; 3.

Golden Spike National Historical Park - NPS History

2006. brochure cover. A Moment in Time 2006. brochure cover. The Last Spikes 03/1993. brochure cover. Four Special Spikes 2006. brochure cover. 2014. brochure ...

Golden Spike National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Four Special Spikes - Golden Spike National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service). Posted from nps.gov. Mentions. View 20 Mentions > · Union Pacific ...