May 10, 1869 the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit. Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates this incredible accomplishment of this nation's first transcontinental railroad.
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What an awesome place to visit. We keep forgetting to head up there on May 10th, when they do a reanactment of the big day. Looks like the weather was favorable....yay! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice day, rained when we got home. they do reenactments every Saturday through the summer.
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