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Episode 21: Summer Road Trip Series - Transcontinental Railroad Tour Part 1 with Chris Merritt
Manage episode 332038214 series 3269934
A conversation about the Transcontinental Railroad, Golden Spike National Historical Park, and Chinese railroad workers with Chris Merritt, State Historic Preservation Officer at the State Historic Preservation Office.
Sources:
Utah Digital Newspapers: 1869-05-19
Utah State Historic Preservation Office:
https://www.facebook.com/UtahSHPO
https://www.instagram.com/ut_shpo/?hl=en
Utah’s Cultural Site Stewardship Program:
https://history.utah.gov/shpo/upan/ucss
Rails East to Ogden: Utah’s Transcontinental Railroad Story
https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/rails_east_to_ogden
Golden Spike National Historic Park
https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm
Transcontinental Railroad Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm
Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association
http://www.goldenspike150.org/about-us
Driving Maps:
https://www.nps.gov/gosp/planyourvisit/maps.htm
https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/BLMUtahTranscontinentalRailroadMap.pdf
Please visit my Patreon for a detailed source list.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast
40 episodes
Manage episode 332038214 series 3269934
A conversation about the Transcontinental Railroad, Golden Spike National Historical Park, and Chinese railroad workers with Chris Merritt, State Historic Preservation Officer at the State Historic Preservation Office.
Sources:
Utah Digital Newspapers: 1869-05-19
Utah State Historic Preservation Office:
https://www.facebook.com/UtahSHPO
https://www.instagram.com/ut_shpo/?hl=en
Utah’s Cultural Site Stewardship Program:
https://history.utah.gov/shpo/upan/ucss
Rails East to Ogden: Utah’s Transcontinental Railroad Story
https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/rails_east_to_ogden
Golden Spike National Historic Park
https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm
Transcontinental Railroad Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm
Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association
http://www.goldenspike150.org/about-us
Driving Maps:
https://www.nps.gov/gosp/planyourvisit/maps.htm
https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/BLMUtahTranscontinentalRailroadMap.pdf
Please visit my Patreon for a detailed source list.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demolishedsaltlakepodcast
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