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The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike.
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First transcontinental railroad
First U.S. railroad connecting the Pacific coast and Eastern states
America's first transcontinental railroad was a 1,911-mile (3,075 km) continuous railroad line built between 1863 and 1869 that connected the existing eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs, Iowa, with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Promontory, Utah
Area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah
Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above sea level, it lies to the north of the Promontory Mountains and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Utah Territory
Territory of the U.S. between 1850-1896
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state. At its creation, the Territory of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Golden spike
Ceremonial spike driven in a US Railroad
The golden spike is the ceremonial 17.6-karat gold final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States connecting the Central Pacific Railroad from Sacramento and the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha on May 10,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 10
Day of the year
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