Gold Creek, Montana Territory
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Gold Creek, Montana Territory is a historic site in western Montana known as the location where the Northern Pacific Railway’s transcontinental line was ceremonially completed with a golden spike in the 19th century.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithRailway | Northern Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| event | ceremonial driving of the last spike of the Northern Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| eventDate | 8 September 1883 ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | valley along the Clark Fork River ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeMarker | Northern Pacific Railway last spike monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | railroad construction camp area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
location of the driving of a golden spike for the Northern Pacific Railway
ⓘ
site of the ceremonial completion of the Northern Pacific Railway transcontinental line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Powell County, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | western Montana ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | historic transcontinental rail corridor between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Clark Fork River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gold Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Deer Lodge, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Garrison, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Pacific Railway main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic completion point of a transcontinental railroad route in the northern United States ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationCorridor | Northern Pacific Railway route through Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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