When the signal from the spike came through, the cannons fired. The world was put on notice: the transcontinental railroad was completed and America was moving to the forefront of the world's stage.

The arrival of the railroad and, with it, more permanent and numerous white settlement, spelled growing conflict between whites and natives. The troubles would erupt into an all-out war.

“Summit Camp is an exceptional representation of the history of Chinese laborers and their contributions towards construction of the first continental railroad in the United States, the Central ...