Last Spike
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The Last Spike is the final rail spike driven in the construction of a railway. It is often a momentous occasion, and special ceremonial spikes of gold or silver may be used.
Last Spike may refer to:
Last Spike may refer to:
- Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway)Last Spike (Canadian Pacific Railway)The Last Spike of the Canadian Pacific Railway was the final spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, British Columbia at 9:22 am on November 7, 1885...
, driven in 1885- The Last Spike (book)The Last Spike (book)The Last Spike is a 1971 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton describing the construction and completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1881 and 1885. It is a sequel to Berton's 1970 book The National Dream...
, a 1971 book by historian Pierre Berton, the second volume of an account of the Canadian Pacific Railway's origins and construction
- The Last Spike (book)
- Last Spike (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway)Last Spike (Grand Trunk Pacific Railway)The Last Spike of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway was driven one mile east of Fort Fraser, British Columbia, Canada on April 7, 1914.-History:...
, Canada, driven in 1914 - Last Spike (Nevada) the last spike of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, driven on January 30, 1905
- Golden spikeGolden spikeThe "Golden Spike" is the ceremonial final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Transcontinental Railroad across the United States connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory...
, the final spike of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States, driven in 1869