Driving of the Last Spike
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Driving of the Last Spike is the historic 1869 ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States, symbolized by the ceremonial placement of a golden railroad spike at Promontory Summit, Utah.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremony
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historic event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Golden Spike ceremony
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Last Spike ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
First Transcontinental Railroad
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Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
Grenville Dodge
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Leland Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel S. Montague NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Golden Spike National Historical Park
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annual reenactments at Promontory Summit ⓘ replica golden spikes ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1869-05-10 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
historical photographs by Andrew J. Russell
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paintings and engravings of the Golden Spike ceremony ⓘ |
| featuredObject |
golden railroad spike
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laurel wood railroad tie ⓘ |
| followedBy | expansion of rail networks across the American West ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1869 in the United States
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Ceremonial events in rail transport history ⓘ Historic events in Utah ⓘ Rail transport in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
national unification
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technological progress ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | commemorated as a National Historic Site (now National Historical Park) ⓘ |
| impact | reduced cross-country travel time in the United States from months to about a week ⓘ |
| location |
Promontory Summit, Utah Territory
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Promontory, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major events reported live by telegraph across the United States
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use of a ceremonial golden spike instead of a standard iron spike ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Central Pacific Railroad
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Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| precededBy |
construction of the Central Pacific Railroad
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construction of the Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| railroadConnected |
Central Pacific Railroad
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Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | continuous rail connection between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States ⓘ |
| significance | marked the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | golden spike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telegraphedAs | DONE ⓘ |
| telegraphMessageSent | The last rail is laid, the last spike is driven ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Reconstruction era in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Golden Spike Ceremony