Marker Inscription
Marked completion of Southern Pacific Railway. Eastern part originated in Texas in 1850s; then was rechartered 1870 by Texas Legislature as Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Hwy., designed to join Houston and San Antonio to the Rio Grande. T. W. Pierce of Boston gained control in 1874. Meantime, C. P. Huntington of California was building the Southern Pacific eastward; he wanted a Texas line to join his tracks, and reached agreement with Pierce. On Jan. 12, 1883, the two railroads met near the Pecos High Bridge, and were joined by a Silver Spike. (1967)
About this site
Silver Spike, Southern Pacific Ceremony of, Near Site is a historical marker in Del Rio, Val Verde County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 61 historical markers documented in Val Verde County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 78 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7074, -101.3533 near Del Rio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pecos River High Bridge (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore, Medal of Honor Fight, 1875, and Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5465003567. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
