Anniversary of the CPR’s last spike
Posted Nov 7, 2011 6:59 am.
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November 7, 2011 is the 126th anniversary of the driving of the CPR’s last spike.
The grainy black and white photo of white-bearded financier Donald Smith hammering in the final spike in 1885 remains a symbol of Canadian unity.
The Canadian Pacific Railway was supposed to be ready by 1881, but was delayed four years by political wrangling and construction delays.
The historic event happened just off the Trans Canada highway at Craigellachie, B.C.
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