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.
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As a result of this inaccurate reporting, most people today, more than a century later, still believe the rails were joined at Promontory Point, as this falsehood is repeated by the media, printed on postcards, souvenirs, in several articles, and even textbooks, and prsented in history class lectures.
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Promontory Point is the southernmost edge of the Promontory Mountains in southern Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°13’20”N,112°24’38”W, with an elevation of 1285 meters (4217 feet...
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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 the transcontinental railroad. By 1903, however, a cutoff had rendered this historic stretch of track obsolete.
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Promontory Point (known locally as "The Point") is a man-made peninsula jutting into Lake Michigan, part of Chicago's Burnham Park. The Point was constructed from landfill and by the late 1930s was p...
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A History of Promontory Point, Utah. ... Promontary Point (Box Elder) is the southern tip of the Promontory Mountains. ... National Park Service History of Promontory...
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The Hyde Park Historical Society Is not connected to the Chicago Park District and does not have information about events at the Promontory Point Park. Contact the Jackson Park Field House, 6401 S. Stony Island, 60637, phone 773-256-0903.
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Promontory Point Promontory Point, Utah , was the site of the dramatic completion, on 10 May 1869, of the first transcontinental railroad , which ... Promontory Point, Utah, was the site of the dramatic completion, on 10 May 1869, of the first transcontinental railroad, which linked the Union Pacific on the east and the...
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