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The Last Spike Tale of Promontory Point Event
A retro account recalls May 10 1869 the joining of Central Pacific and Union Pacific rails at Promontory Point near the Great Salt Lake marking the crowning achievement of the first transcontinental railroad. It highlights Grenville M Dodge as chief surveyor and notes the dramatic race with vivid scenes of crews from many states and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson Ixty
Uteh
North America
Grenville M. Dodge
Navye
Bobbs-Merrill Company
M. Dodge
J. RK. Perking
Old Bay State
Dodge
Massachusette
Richard Dodge
Balem
Tia
Danvere
Lander
Sha
Frederick
Charles
Norwich University
Wenham Inke
Eastern
Honge
Thia
Byrederick
Norwich
Atlantic
Pacific
Chicago
Rock Island
Acrose
Cornell Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Missouri
Lincoln
United States
Union Pacific
Bligent
Congress
Platte Ebraaka
Tan
Stites
Nere
Grant
Union
West Coast
Central Pacific Railway Company
California
Contra Pacific
Sierras
Daize
de Merried
Central Pacifc
Central Frarfic
Central Pacific
Uniun Pa Cla
Council Blutre
Crewn
Fromentory Point
Raltroyd
Solditta
Fort Dougie
Salt Late
San Francisco
Boston
Rio Grande
Dixie
Jack
Missours
Ballypake
Tomstmagter
Rey
Todd
Masenohwsetta
Pulafeld
Harkneus
Sacramento
Pacific Railroad
Pacife
Arivon
Stanford
the Contra
Facitic
Trittle
Nevada
Thomas Durant
The
Union Pasta
Enat
Woat
Wayer