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****BITES -- In Silver, Iron, and in Gold, celebrating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
The Apple Seed
- May 11, 2019
- 19:20 mins
May 10, 2019 marks the sesquicentennial of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. On today's BITE, a conversation between Sam and Suzanne about the driving of the Golden Spike, and song called "In Silver, Iron, and in Gold," celebrating that milestone -- an achievement that changed America forever.