The transcontinental railroad project was completed at Promontory Point, Utah. A team from the the Union Pacific railroad company working west from the east coast and a team from the Central Pacific railroad company working east from the west met there with great celebration on May 10th 1869.
That is where the two railroads jointed together, linking the east coast and west coast of the US. They began building the railroad from both coasts and planned to meet in the middle of the US, which happened in Utah.
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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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The Central Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific railroad came together at the Wedding of the Rails. This connected America, and took place in 1869, at Ogden, Utah.
On May 10, 1869, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad met at Promontory Summit, UT with 1,800 miles of new tracks laid.
The transcontinental railroad took about six years to complete. The final spike was driven at Promontory Point, UT on May 10, 1869.
On May 10, 1869, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad met at Promontory Summit, UT with 1,800 miles of new tracks laid.
The Golden Spike, also known as the Last Spike, was driven into the ground to celebrate the completion of the transcontinental railway. This event took place at Promontory Summit, Utah. The spike was dropped into a pre-drilled hole, and immediately removed after the ceremony.
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The 2002 Winter Olympics took place in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
The origins of American football began in 1869. The intercollegiate football game between Rutgers and Princeton took place at Rutgers in 1869. There is no record of what player scored the first touchdown.
The Mormon pioneers took the Mormon Pioneer Trail to Utah.
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