(Source: Postmedia News, June 14, 2012)
OTTAWA — One of Canadian history’s most enduring mysteries has been solved after the descendants of William Van Horne — the builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway — finally acknowledged that a silver, ceremonial “Last Spike” has been in the family’s possession for the past 127 years. The story has come to light because Van Horne’s heirs have agreed, after two years of discreet discussions, to donate the object to the Canadian Museum of Civilization, located in Gatineau, Que., directly across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill.
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