![]() ![]() The ceremony involved performers and influential people in the community including Senator Mitt Romney, Irish Ambassador Dan Mulhall, Governor Gary Herbert, and many others. They are also planning a children’s choir performance.Įverything at the Golden Spike National Park is free, said Cache Valley native and Park Ranger Lucas Hugie.The 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad was held early May 10, 2019. at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds Event Center in Tremonton, culminating with a fireworks demonstration. showcasing the lifestyle of 1869, with authentic period dress and equipment from each of Utah’s 29 counties.Īfter the parade there will be an evening of song and dance and a good old-fashioned hoedown at 6 p.m. The historic event will include a horse parade down Main Street in Brigham City at 1 p.m. The celebration will continue through Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12. (AP Photo/Standard-Examiner, Ryan Mcgeeney) Engineer Richard Carroll smiles at the crowd during the 139th Annual Golden Spike Celebration in Promontory Summit, Utah, on Saturday, May 10, 2008, as the coal-fired Engine 119 rolls toward the point of where the driving of the last spike is reenacted each year. There will be a keynote speaker and music performances, storytelling, historical reenactments, train demonstrations, a frontier village and steam train demonstrations among the activities. The celebration will begin on Friday, May 10 with replica locomotives Jupiter and #119 on site. Governor Herbert has formed a commission to organize the sesquicentennial celebration. He wanted the rails to go below the lake because it would bring more traffic to the new city. However, Brigham Young was not happy when they built the railroad above the Great Salt Lake. Thousands of Chinese workers, along with other workers, tunneled through mountains, built bridges and leveled the way for the joining of the railroads.Įarly Mormon Pioneers played a large part of building the railroad in Utah. The state capitol has large visuals, with pictures celebrating the Chinese contribution to the railroad. Thousands of Chinese workers tunneled through mountains, built bridges and leveled the way for the joining of the railroads. The Utah state capitol has large visuals displayed, with pictures dedicated to the Chinese contribution to the transcontinental railroad. This year, Felt will be a part of a bigger celebration, the Sesquicentennial of the driving of the Golden Spike and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Over the years, Felt has played about every male character in the reenactment. The retired junior high teacher said he played the part for three years before he learned Harkness didn’t even have a beard. “I think I was asked because I had a beard.” “When I first started, I portrayed Harvey Harkness, a writer hired to record the event,” Felt said. Things have changed over 50 years and now he just does it on the weekends. Early on, he would go every night, including the weekend, to do his part portraying some of the original characters. Richard Felt, of Brigham City, has been part of the Golden Spike reenactment for 50 years. The railroad cut the journey from San Francisco to New York City from four months to less than three days. The coin is scheduled to be minted in 2007. Jon Huntsman, center left, shakes hands with Norm Nelson, president of the Golden Spike Association, after announcing that Utah’s quarter will feature the connection of the transcontinental railroad during a ceremony Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Promontory, Utah. The Transcontinental Railroad is one of the great technology marvels of the 19 th century, connecting the eastern part of the country to the west. Will mark the 150 th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit. ![]()
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