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Economy

elleng

(131,197 posts) Tue May 10, 2016, 06:18 PM May 2016

May 10, 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. Golden Spike National Historic Site shares the stories of the people and settings that define the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad. Read More https://www.nps.gov/gosp/planyourvisit/index.htm

https://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/goldenspike.htm