Golden Spike Monument
Photograph
Identifier:
2011.998.35circa 1950
Description
The Golden Spike Monument in Promontory, Utah. It was placed there by the Southern Pacific in commemoration of the driving of the Golden Spike (c. 1917). For many years the land was owned by F.C. Houghton who operated the hotel adjacent to the monument. [[The land was bought in 1966, and the National Historic Monument was created in 1969 in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary.]]Golden Spike National Historic Site Promontory, Utah