Promontory

Utah, United States

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In railroad: The transcontinental railroad
…on May 10, 1869, at Promontory, Utah.
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In United States: The expansion of the railroads
…on May 10, 1869, at Promontory, Utah.
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In Utah: Mormon settlement and territorial growth
…of the golden spike at Promontory in 1869, uniting the eastward- and westward-reaching lines of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.
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