Hewes' Steam Paddy Company purchased steam shovels and then built the first steam locomotive on the Pacific Coast. It has a bust of Hewes and paintings of family members in its collection. The house still stands and is now a museum. ĭavid Hewes and his wife, Matilda French, lived in the Camron-Stanford House in Oakland, California. He provided a golden spike marking completion of the railroad and he also planned the connection of the railroad company's wires to Western Union so the taps of the silver hammer driving the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory could be heard instantaneously coast-to-coast. Hewes is associated with the construction and completion of the First transcontinental railroad, although he was an enthusiastic supporter rather than being directly connected with the construction thereof. JSTOR ( October 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭavid Hewes (in Lynnfield, Massachusetts – Jin Orange, California), was an American born into one of the "old families" of Massachusetts that could be traced back seven generations to the patriot Joshua Hewes.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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