The Last Spike
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based on 8 reviews
Contact The Last Spike
| Address : | Highway 1, Craigellachie, Malakwa, BC V0E 2S0, Canada |
| Phone : | 📞 +8 |
| Website : | https://www.railwaymuseum.com/the-last-spike |
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Timtwoface (Timtwoface) on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ History comes alive at the Last Spike, especially for all the Canadian train nerds out there. What a beautiful location for s rest stop, too.
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eden belanger on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very cool displays. Great place to take all ages for a break. Bathrooms are clean. If spring, fall, or winter, make sure to dress appropriately. May be slightly muddy. Dogs welcome on leash.
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Lori Boschman on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lots of history in this little spot. Nice area for a pit stop with benches and tables and the gift store has snacks.
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Gordon Friedrich on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Stand fast, Craigellachie!", the words hurriedly wired by Canadian financier George Stephen to his cousin Canadian Pacific Railway president Donald Smith (referring to their shared Scottish Clan Grant heritage) in1885 as he secured 50,000 desperately needed pounds in London to ensure the completion of the transcontinental railway that would secure the Dominion of Canada from sea to sea, fulfilling a promise to the province of British Columbia for its entry into Confederation of a railway link to central Canada. A monumental achievement for our first prime minister, Sir John A. MacDonald.
It is here in Craigellachie, British Columbia via Eagle Pass through the Selkirk mountain range, over the preferred more northerly Yellowhead Pass, that Smith would drive home the last spike on November 7.
Since the '70s I've wanted to visit here after Pierre Berton's masterful historical two-volume narrative The National Dream/The Last Spike which was followed by a rivetting CBC television series.
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Morgan Joyce on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Definitely a nice historic place to visit. The area around the tracks, the old train, and the gift shop are well maintained.
Both the men's and women's bathrooms are in need of a serious clean/upgrade. According to my bf, the men's bathroom had a huge puddle in the middle of the floor and the stalls were gross. The women's was no better.
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Gaby Rojas on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Small historical stop in your trip.
Is very interesting this detail in the history.
By the way the original last spike is in the museum. Nice place!
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Granden and Myra Bertrand on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of my favorite rest stops. Even has a little gift store. The history that has happened in this area is amazing. The good and the bad. Make sure to walk around short trails and buildings to learn the most about this engineering feat. Did you notice the rock layers of each province/territory in one of the monuments? Kinda like another monument at Rogers pass. Amazing what was accomplished well over 100 years ago!
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Tim Chu on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Place with important historical significance. Super easy to access, just like a quick stop off the highway. Has a lot of good reading material by the actual spot, plus the track behind this place is actually live. A must visit for Canadian railway fans.
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