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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
33
The crowd roared as the festival unfolded with cheering onlookers and a military band playing. Spectators pressed near the rails during performances, and the energy surged through the gathered audience despite unclear details.
Promontory Point Utah marked the joining of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific rails on May 10 1869 completing the first transcontinental line. A cosmopolitan ceremony with officials from east and west including Native Americans Mexicans Chinese and laborers celebrated harmony as telegraphs bell signals and cannons proclaimed completion.
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