Escalante

Historical marker location:

Escalante, Utah

( Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street and South 100 W, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1947

Utah was the site of the first-ever transcontinental railroad connection in the United States. The historic meeting of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads took place on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah.