Where the Golden Spike Was Driven
Historical
Identifier:
77.8.67circa 1952
Description
A pamphlet that describes the history of the Golden Spike and the area around it. It describes how you can get to the place where the ceremony happened, along with pointing out different places that are of interest, such as Stinking Springs, the Bear River Bird Refuge, and the beautiful municipal golf course.It then goes into the history of Golden Spike and how it came to be. It includes information about a smallpox outbreak of the winter of 1868-1869. The last page connects Corinne and how it was founded to the railroads.
Related person
Anderson, Bernice Gibbs [1900-1981] (had as owner)Related places
Golden Spike National Historic Site ()Corinne ()