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 Golden Spike Posted by:  JacobBarlow
N 41° 37.040 W 112° 33.046
12T E 370800 N 4608451
Golden Spike Monument.
Waymark Code: WM17TD
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2007
Views: 38
Please visit :Golden Spike National Historic Site
May 10, 1869, two railroad companies, Union Pacific and Central Pacific, joined 1,776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. This event sparked unforetold consequences still reflected in our great nation today. Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates this incredible accomplishment of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
Marker Name: Golden Spike
Marker Type: Roadside
Addtional Information:
This site was authorized as a National Historic Site on April 2, 1957 under non-federal ownership. It was authorized for federal ownership and administration by an act of Congress on July 30, 1965.
County: Box Elder
Group Responsible for Placement: Local residents placed marker
Date Dedicated: March 3, 1943
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Spike
http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:IdM8LZa_oJ0J:history.utah.gov/historical_society/educational_resources/lesson_plans/documents/ArticleRendezvousatPromontoryEDITED.pdf+spike+the+San+Francisco+News+Letter+offer
City: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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