Utah

Completing the Transcontinental Railroad: Golden Spike, Utah

May 15, 2009

On May 10, 1869, two railroad companies, the Union and Central Pacific, joined 1,776 miles of rail at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory.  Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates this incredible accomplishment of the completion of this nation’s first transcontinental railroad. Getting to this Historic Site To visit Golden Spike National Historic Site, you have to [...]

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