Episode 21: Summer Road Trip Series - Transcontinental Railroad Tour Part 1 with Chris Merritt

Demolished Places

A conversation about the Transcontinental Railroad, Golden Spike National Historical Park, and Chinese railroad workers with Chris Merritt, State Historic Preservation Officer at the State Historic Preservation Office.

Sources:

Utah Digital Newspapers: 1869-05-19

Utah State Historic Preservation Office:

https://history.utah.gov/shpo

https://www.facebook.com/UtahSHPO

https://www.instagram.com/ut_shpo/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/shpoutah

Utah’s Cultural Site Stewardship Program:

https://history.utah.gov/shpo/upan/ucss

Rails East to Ogden: Utah’s Transcontinental Railroad Story

https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/rails_east_to_ogden

Golden Spike National Historic Park

https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm

Transcontinental Railroad Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm

https://spike150.org

Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association

http://www.goldenspike150.org/about-us

Driving Maps:

https://www.nps.gov/gosp/planyourvisit/maps.htm

https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/BLMUtahTranscontinentalRailroadMap.pdf

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