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Promontory in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, is notable as the location of Promontory Summit where the United States' first Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed on May 10, 186...
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As the site where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific united to inaugurate cross-country rail travel, Promontory Summit best illustrates the historical meaning, as well as the dramatic construction story, of the first transcontinental railroad. ... Robert M. Utley ; Special Report on Promontory Summit, Utah ; February 1960...
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On May 10, 1869, Promontory Point was the site of a grand celebration, as the Union Pacific's No. 119 and the Central Pacific's Jupiter touched cowcatchers to complete ... Utah; UT Map; UT Large Map; Great Salt Lake; Mountain Meadows; Mtn. Meadows Photo; Promontory Point; Salt Lake City; Wasatch Mountain;
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5.5 Dignitaries and railworkers gather to drive the "golden spike" and join the tracks of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10, 1869. The Central Pacific's wood-burning locomotive, Jupiter, stands to the left, the Union Pacific's coal-burning No.
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Joining of the Rails, May 10, 1869, Promontory, Utah ... Laying Last Rail, Promontory, Utah, May 10, 1869 (detail of A. J. Russell Stereograph #540) ... "Virtual Field Trip: Promontory, Utah Golden Spike National Historic Site." by Tom Allen, Old Dominion University.
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The Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads.
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… As the Union Pacific had already built further West, the two railroads met at Promontory on May 10, 1869. A new frontier was broken on this day and it would take America a hundred years to achieve a step of equal significance.
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A History of Promontory Point, Utah. ... Promontary Point (Box Elder) is the southern tip of the Promontory Mountains. ... Taken From the Utah Place Names. (Links Added)
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Map of Promontory Point, Utah. ... (Maps by MapPoint) ... Promontory Point, Box Elder County, Utah (Area Map)
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