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| Utah (Box Elder County), Promontory — 10 Miles of Track | | | 10 Miles
of
Track, Laid
In One Day.
April 28th 1869 — Map (db m4289) | | Utah (Box Elder County), Promontory — Golden Spike — National Historic Site | | | " The last rails laid, the spike is driven,
The Pacific Railroad is completed."
Here at Promontory, Utah, at 12:47 P.M.
on May 10, 1869. The driving of a
Golden Spike completed the first
transcontinental railroad. Climax of a
dramatic railroad-building race between
the Union Pacific building from the east
and the Central Pacific building from
the west. This event symbolized
attainment of a long sought goal - a
direct transportation route to the
Pacific Ocean and the China trade. . . . — Map (db m13488) |
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