The American Railroad and the Destruction of the Bison Herds

To tell the story described below, the Hal and Naomi Tate Foundation commissioned and donated the artwork “Distant Thunder” by sculptor Michael Coleman, to the Golden Spike National Historical Park. This was the unveiling ceremony, May 10th, 2019, as part of 150th anniversary recognition of the completion of the transcontinental railroad in the Utah Territory on May 10, 1869. Courtesy …