The Last Spike
A ceremonial final spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, British Columbia, at 9:22 am on November 7, 1885. It was driven in by CPR railway financier Donald Smith, Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, marking the end to a saga of natural disasters, financial crises, and even rebellion that plagued Canada's first transcontinental railway from its beginning.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Monument
- …is also known as “Last Spike”
- Description: monument in British Columbia, Canada
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craigellachie.
The Last Spike
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Latitude
50.97512° or 50° 58′ 30″ north
Longitude
-118.72372° or 118° 43′ 25″ west
Open location code
9523X7GG+2G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Malay—“The Last Spike” goes by many names.
最後の犬釘 (カナダ太平洋鉄道)Japanese
Pancang AkhirMalay
Pancang Akhir (Kereta Api Pasifik Kanada)Malay
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