On this site, when I use the word myth as distinct from religion, it is to separate out descriptions of and stories about gods or legendary mortals from explicit tenets of belief, laws, or human actions.
  Promontory point, Utah.   On may 10th 1869 the construction of the transcontinental railroad linking the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads met at that â¦ spot.Leland Stanford, president of the Central Pacific railroad drove the last spike, a golden one with a silver hammer. Promontory point, Utah.   On may 10th 1869 the construction of the transcontinental railroad linking the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads met at that â¦ spot.
Discover our National and State Parks. Only 5 miles north of Moab, Arches National Park contains the world's largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. 35 miles west of Moab, Canyonlands National Park is the largest national park in the state of Utah. Towering 2,000 feet above the Colorado River, Dead Horse Point State Park is Utah's most spectacular state park.