Posted on May 10, 2021
Transcontinental railroad completed, unifying United States
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On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take the long and dangerous journey by wagon train.
(Note: there is a museum in Utah with good exhibits on this)
On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take the long and dangerous journey by wagon train.
(Note: there is a museum in Utah with good exhibits on this)
Transcontinental railroad completed, unifying United States
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Remember seeing the picture in one of my old history books of the golden spike being driven in at the point where the two rail lines met at Lt Col Charlie Brown
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