Show Students take bus back in time i 4 j jt jh 4 4 H h y art t t p pt ar v t t 11 i 9 n. n Y al 0 ti JC N 1 H y y r M t i r t I r d Pt MP e i r r r w Y 6 t y 4 w f yf Vj v i W Vl N V j. j t M J 4 A 1 v a 1 T I v i N. N iE 1 r 1 w L 1 j N t 0 t e 4 Y p. p y to iy A 4 d' d 7 J t. t r at M A y 04 NY Mk L I f M t A F i 1 I i 1 I w M l t s N t Y r 1 fM tf t f. 0 o i- i Photo Dan contributor Jenkins A crowd assembled for the re-enactment re of the driving of the golden spike Brenda Upright Staff Writer few weeks ago a select A group grou p of students were given the chance to relive history history history his his- tory for a few moments at the Golden Spike Monument Students from Utah History and History classes went to see the annual re-enactment re of the driving of the golden spike 32 miles west of Brigham City The day was to commemorate commemorate commemorate com com- the anniversary anniversary anniversary sary of the completion of transcontinental railroad spanning spanning spanning span span- ning 1776 miles across the United States The celebration was complete complete complete com com- with replicas of the original trains the Jupiter and Engine No The Jupiter came from the west for the Central Pacific and Engine i 19 for Union Pacific from the East The replicas replicas' of the trains were rebuilt and are valued at more moreth th than n 1 million Volunteers also dressed in century attire Kathryn Weeks instructor of the classes said she wanted her students to have the experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex to get some sort of idea of how Utah and the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion felt when the two railroads combined She said that she would like her students to know that history history history his his- tory isn't just in the textbooks but goes on around us all the time She added that most students students students stu stu- dents came home with soot on their clothes from the running locomotives A surprising fact for the onlookers onlookers onlookers on on- lookers was there were actually four spikes driven into the rails on May 10 1869 Two were gold one silver and an iron spike pike Of the two gold spikes Weeks said There is only one left All spikes are now guarded in museums The ceremony lasted all morning and was re-enacted re by Box Elder residents s who paid careful attention to details Actual Actual Actual Ac Ac- speeches were presented to the audience The event was attended attended attended at at- tended by various Utah elementary school children Geneva Facemyer brought her grandchildren My granddaughters Janessa and Kylie were fascinated by bythe bythe bythe the costumes and the trains she said She also mentioned that she planned on bringing g the whole family next year Dan Jenkins Utah history student said that he liked seeing the trains It was a good opportunity to learn about Promontory Point and the hardships the people endured endured en en- dured he said Weeks said that she would like to do the event again next year along with other history ex excursions each quarter lilts Its good for students to have an actual interaction with history she said The trains are on site throughout the summer for tourists |