Category 2086 - Question 208
What was Canada's national railway called and who drove the last spike? When was it completed?
On November 7, 1885, a powerful symbol of unity was completed when Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona), the Scottish-born director of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), drove the last spike.
What was Canada's national railway called and who drove the last spike? When was it completed?
On November 7, 1885, a powerful symbol of unity was completed when Donald Smith (Lord Strathcona), the Scottish-born director of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), drove the last spike.
