California's Gold S16E10 The Last Golden Spike

On May 10, 1869, the Last Spike of the Transcontinental Railroad was ceremonially driven into a polished California Laurel railroad tie at Promontory, Utah. Huell learns about its mysterious disappearance and re-discovery and also gets a special sneak preview of this rare artifact on a visit to the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University and the California State Railroad Museum.
2006
1869 California Laurel California State Railroad Museum Cantor Arts Center Last Spike of the Transcontinental Railroad May 10 Promontory Stanford University Utah