Historical Marker
Sterling
Historical marker location:
Sterling, Utah
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Center Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1978
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.