Golden Spike National Historical Park

Local nameGolden Spike National Historical Park
LocationUnited States

Golden Spike National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in east-central Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The nearest city is Corinne, approximately 23 miles east-southeast of the site.

It commemorates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the first Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869. The final joining of the rails spanning the continent was signified by the driving of the ceremonial golden spike.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Spike_National_Historic_Site

Official Website http://www.nps.gov/gosp/index.htm

Phone +1 435 471 2209

Coordinates 41°37'10.041" N -112°31'27.44" E

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