The Last Spike

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Coast To Coast

Craig Baird

22 episodes

8 months ago

In this podcast, I will be looking at the history of the construction of the Trans-Continental Railway in Canada, from the people and places who helped make it happen along the way.

Top to bottom, it will cover everything about the amazing accomplishment by a young country.

Don't forget to subscribe to my other podcasts, Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin and Canada's Great War.

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The Last Spike

Coast To Coast

14 minutes

4 years ago

The Last Spike

On Nov 7, 1885 at 9:22 a.m., the official last spike was hammered in at a spot in the Eagle Pass by Sir Donald Smith. With that, the 14 year odyssey of the construction of the transcontinental railway had come to an end. What is the story behind that famous photo though? What happened before, and what happened after? Today, the last episode of Coast to Coast Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx