Promontory Summit rail junction
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Promontory Summit rail junction is the historic Utah rail site where the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, symbolically linking the eastern and western United States.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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rail junction ⓘ railroad landmark ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Golden Spike site
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Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
National Historic Landmarks in Utah
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historic railway stations in the United States ⓘ rail infrastructure completed in 1869 ⓘ rail transport in Utah ⓘ |
| connectedRegion |
American East
ⓘ
American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | World Geodetic System 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1869-05-10 ⓘ |
| event | Golden Spike ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyPartOf | Golden Spike National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual reenactment of Golden Spike ceremony ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
replica Central Pacific locomotive Jupiter
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replica Union Pacific locomotive No. 119 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
completion of coast-to-coast rail travel in the United States
ⓘ
linking eastern and western United States ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
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ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated settlement of the American West
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facilitated transcontinental commerce ⓘ reduced coast-to-coast travel time ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Box Elder County, Utah
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Great Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Great Salt Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Promontory Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Transcontinental Railroad
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ⓘ
Golden Spike National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railroadConnected |
Central Pacific Railroad
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ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| transportationMode | rail transport ⓘ |
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