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Boyne, Jack,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs
Sculpture
Golden Spike, (sculpture).
Artist:
Boyne, Jack, engineer.
Title:
Golden Spike, (sculpture).
Dates:
1939. Dedicated April 28, 1939.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted yellow; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 56 x 4 x 4 x Diam. 13 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) COUNCIL BLUFFS/EASTERN TERMINUS/OF THE/UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD/FIXED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN/PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES/DEDICATED APRIL 28TH 1939.
Description:
A huge railroad spike pointing upward on a square base.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Railroad
History -- United States -- Westward Expansion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Council Bluffs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Council Bluffs, Parks Department, 209 Pearl Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503
Located 9th Avenue & South 20th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Remarks:
The spike marks the eastern end of the transcontinental railroad, which was created when President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act on July 1, 1862. The transcontinental railroad was completed on May 10, 1869 at Promontory, Utah when the Union Pacific tracks, extending westward from Council Bluffs, met up with the Central Pacific tracks, extending eastward from the west coast. An American flag on a small flagpole was once located on the top of the sculpture. There is a service access door on the east side. The sculpture was refurbished in April 1962.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS IA000262
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IA000262
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