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May 10, 1869.

The spike was made of over 14 troy ounces of gold, and was dropped into a pre-drilled hole. The date inscribedon it is May 8, 1869, but bad weather delayed the ceremony until the 10th. This took place at Promontory Summit, in the Utah Territory.

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