****BITES -- In Silver, Iron, and in Gold, celebrating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad

****BITES -- In Silver, Iron, and in Gold, celebrating the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad

The Apple Seed - Radio Archive, Episode 957

  • 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.