State and city officials were on hand at to celebrate Blumberg's artwork saluting the unsung heroes of the 1869 completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. A 43-foot-long ornate Golden Spike featuring the faces of Chinese laborers that will itself make a whistle stop tour on its way to permanent placement in Utah. Blumberg also crafted the 5191 memorial at the UK Arboretum.
Lexington Vice Mayor Dan Wu said the spike represents an opportunity to honor people too often left out of the history books.
The Golden Spike is now on a Whistle Stop tour that will take it west through Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. It’ll be permanently installed inside Golden Spike National Park near Salt Lake City.
