Golden Spike National Historical Park

Golden Spike National Historical Park
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Replicas of the Central Pacific Jupiter and Union Pacific No. 119 locomotives at the Golden Spike National Historical Park
Golden Spike National Historical Park is located in Utah
Golden Spike National Historical Park
Golden Spike National Historical Park is located in the United States
Golden Spike National Historical Park
LocationBox Elder County, Utah, U.S.
Nearest cityCorinne
Coordinates41°37′04″N 112°33′06″W / 41.6179°N 112.5516°W / 41.6179; -112.5516[2]
Area2,735 acres (1,107 ha)
Built1868 (1868)
Built byCentral Pacific Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad
Visitation40,156 (2005)
Websitewww.nps.gov/gosp
NRHP reference No.66000080[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Designated NHPApril 2, 1957

Golden Spike National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park[3][4] located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in east-central Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The nearest city is Corinne, approximately 23 miles (37 km) east-southeast of the site.

It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the first Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869.[5] The final joining of the rails spanning the continent was signified by the driving of the ceremonial golden spike.[6]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Golden Spike National Historic Site
  3. ^ O'Donoghue, Amy Joi (March 12, 2019). "Trump signs massive lands bill with key Utah provisions". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Williams, Carter (March 16, 2019). "Golden Spike becomes Utah's first national historic park. Here's what that means". ksl.com. Salt Lake City: KSL-TV. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ceremony at "Wedding of the Rails," May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah". World Digital Library. May 10, 1869. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. ^ Blake, Deborah (1994), "Golden Spike National Historic Site", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 21, 2024, retrieved April 27, 2024