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Show 4 INTRODUCTION Walls of earth, rived its name stone and timber from the West were constructed. Wall Avenue in Ogden de- wall of the original Fort Ogden. In 1869, the Union Pacific Railway, building from the East, and the Central Pacific Railway, building fromthe West, met ata point just West of Ogden known as Promontory Point. The ‘‘Drivingof the Golden Spike’’ which joined these two railways marked one of the most important events in the history of Ogden and the entire West. The completion of the railroad signalled the start period for Ogden and dictated its becoming an industrial center “*Golden Spike Day’’ is still celebrated annually on May 10th. of a booin for the area. In November, 1903, the dreams of the Southern Pacific Company’s officials came true when a track from the east and one from the west shores of Great Salt Lake were joined in the centerof that body of water. The ‘‘Lucin Cut-Off’’ became a reality saving many miles of travel and considerable time for travelers. The great bridge across the lake included 12 miles of trestle in addition to solid fill. A newfill, replacingthe originaltrestle and enabling moderntrains to cross the lake at normalspeeds, was completed andplaced inservice in1959. The fill took nearly 3 years to complete at a cost of $49 million dollars. LOO cree Looking west over Ogdentoa portionof GreatSalt Lake from the snowcapped peaks of the Wasatch Mountains that border the city on the east. of Collins-Morris) (Photo courtesy INDUSTRY Ogden, the largest Class A railswitching terminal in the West and a growing industrial center, now bids for added fame as one of the nation’s major missile development and production centers and as a distribution center for the Pacific Coast. By the end of this year, probably 10,000 people will be employed directly or indirectly by the missile space contractors inthis community on the shore of Great Salt Lake. Marquardt Corp. was the first major missile contractor to settle in Ogden. A year later, Thiokol Chemical Corp. bought 11,000 acres of land north of Ogden to build a $16 Million center for research, development and production of solid fuel propellant. Together these people. Production is underway on a firms already employ in excess of 6,000 $34 Million dollar production plant to do first stage and second stage work onthe Minuteman. The Air Force and Boeing Aircraft Co. have built a $11 Million plant for the assembly of Minuteman misSiles at Hill Air Force Base and another 1,000 have been kol has built a new office building in Ogden to serve ket operations. employed as headquarters there. Thio- for its roc- |
