![]() ![]() The transcontinental railroad said much about the bold young nation as it stretched its muscle and its might, setting a new technological and travel standard. Unlike the Civil War that had divided the nation, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads united the country from coast to coast. The celebration in Utah was equally spectacular, with 7,000 gathering in the Salt Lake Tabernacle to honor the event. The completion of nearly 2,000 miles of railroad track had garnered such worldwide attention that a telegraph operator immediately sent the announcement to the waiting public: “Done.” Cannons boomed across the country, flags were unfurled, bands played “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Yankee Doodle,” and citizens marched in parades with fireworks overhead-all to celebrate the monumental completion of the steel backbone of the nation. Railroad dignitaries from the two competing companies ceremoniously “tapped” in the final spikes to signal the joining of the two lines. On the 10th day of May 1869 at the remote promontory north of the Great Salt Lake, two locomotives-the Jupiter from the Central Pacific and the 119 from the Union Pacific-met nose-to-nose, completing the transcontinental railroad. The Tabernacle Choir performed at the celebratory events for the 100th anniversary in 1969 at Promontory, Utah, to a crowd of 12,000, including state and national officials. Invited by the State of Utah, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and Utah Symphony will present the signature cultural event of the 150th anniversary celebration of the Golden Spike. Tanner Gift of Music Concert on May 10, 2019, in the Conference Center at Temple Square pays tribute to an epoch moment in our nation’s history-the driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit in 1869. ![]()
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