There is no doubt that Utah has a long and important history with the Transcontinental Railroad. To celebrate the 150-year anniversary of the driving of the golden spike, and to commemorate the impact and diversity of those whose labor and sacrifices contributed to the creation of the railroad, a public art piece will be installed in Brigham City, Utah in 2024. The 43.23-foot tall, gold-leafed Golden Spike Monument will host reliefs that depict scenes of various people whose work and vision were instrumental in bringing this historic feat of human engineering to fruition.
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Utah welcomed the impressive sculpture, hand-crafted by artist Douwe Blumberg, on its whistle-stop tour of the nation that was brought together by the railroad so many years ago!
The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation proudly supports the preservation of Utah’s unique history and is excited to celebrate with the Golden Spike Foundation and communities across Utah when the sculpture is put in place in 2024. David Eccles (1849-1912), George Eccles’ father, was very active in the railroad industry. He did everything from providing Union Pacific with the lumber needed for construction to owning the Sumpter Valley and Mt. Hood Railroads.
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