Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory Point, Utah, effectively ending the Church's isolation in Utah.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 17, 1869 ~ Monday
17. President Young Broke the first ground for the Salt Lake
Branch of the rail road from Ogden to Salt Lake City
I spent the day at the Endow[me]nt House we gave Endowments to
48 persons W Woodruff sealed 27 couple J F Smith 19
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3440 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4127 mentions
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