golden railroad spike
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The golden railroad spike is a ceremonial, gold-plated spike driven to mark the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Spike | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial railroad spike
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historical artifact ⓘ symbol of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Last Spike
NERFINISHED
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The Last Spike of the First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ golden railroad spike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Grenville Dodge
NERFINISHED
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Leland Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Durant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Promontory Summit
NERFINISHED
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Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic objects of the United States
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Rail transportation in the United States ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | railroad completion ceremony ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Central Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | William T. Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1869-05-10 ⓘ |
| engravingLanguage |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| event | completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Cantor Arts Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gold-plated shaft
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inscribed head ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important artifact of American railroad history ⓘ |
| influenced | naming of Golden Spike National Historical Park ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | commemorative inscription ⓘ |
| length | about 5.5 inches ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Promontory Summit, Utah Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
gold
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gold-plated iron ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | photographs of the 1869 Promontory ceremony ⓘ |
| owner | Stanford University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plating | gold-plated ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| railroad |
Central Pacific Railroad
NERFINISHED
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First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedArtifact |
Arizona spike
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California laurel tie ⓘ Nevada silver spike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
completion of a rail link between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States
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linking of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads ⓘ technological progress in 19th-century America ⓘ |
| usedFor | ceremonial driving into a railroad tie ⓘ |
| weight | about 14 ounces ⓘ |
| year | 1869 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Golden Spike Ceremony