Golden spike
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golden-spike-188-11617717
title:
Golden spike
text:
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, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. The term last spike has been used to refer to one driven at the usually ceremonial completion of any new railroad construction projects, particularly those in which constructio
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description:
Ceremonial 17.6-karat gold final spike driven in the US First Transcontinental Railroad
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike
date created:
2003-11-21T01:14:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T22:08:40Z
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