Medal Commemorating the Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, May 10, 1869
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Construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, spanning 1,912 miles between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Sacramento, California, remains one of American history's great technological triumphs. Celebrations were held across the country after its completion at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869. The U.S. Mint issued commemorative medals like this one featuring President Ulysses S. Grant.
Construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad, spanning 1,912 miles between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Sacramento, California, remains one of American history's great technological triumphs. Celebrations were held across the country after its completion at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869. The U.S. Mint issued commemorative medals like this one featuring President Ulysses S. Grant.
Artifact
Medallion (Medal)
Subject Date
10 May 1869
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Creator Notes
Made by the Mint of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
38.309.774
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Susan Stebbins Stark.
Material
Bronze
Color
Bronze (Color)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.75 in
Thickness: 0.125
Inscriptions
Obverse: PRESIDENCY OF / U.S. GRANT / THE OCEANS UNITED / BY RAILWAY / MAY 10, 1869. Reverse: EVERY MOUNTAIN SHALL BE MADE LOW / W. BARBER F. / MEDAL SERIES OF THE / U. S. MINT. / J. POLLOCK DIRECTOR.