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The first U.S. transcontinental railroad joined at Promontory Summit.

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The original Golden Spike used to connect the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways in 1869 near Ogden, Utah. This spike was driven in by Leland Stanford and is on display at the Cantor Arts Museum at Stanford University.
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The first U.S. transcontinental railroad joined at Promontory Summit.

The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads joined at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory on 10 May 1869. The golden spike ceremony marked the completion of the first United States transcontinental railroad connection.

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