Nevada silver spike
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The Nevada silver spike was a ceremonial precious-metal railroad spike presented by the state of Nevada for the 1869 Golden Spike ceremony marking the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial railroad spike
ⓘ
historical artifact ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American historical artifacts
ⓘ
rail transport memorabilia ⓘ |
| chronology | created shortly before the Golden Spike ceremony in 1869 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | ceremonial precious-metal railroad spike ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Promontory Summit, Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColor | silver ⓘ |
| hasPart | precious metal ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
commemorative
ⓘ
precious ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| partOf | artifacts of the Golden Spike ceremony ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1869 ⓘ |
| presentedBy | State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedOnOccasionOf | Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | commemoration of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Golden Spike ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Nevada’s contribution to the First Transcontinental Railroad
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celebration of railroad completion ⓘ |
| use | ceremonial ⓘ |
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