Russell, Joining of the Rails at Promontory Point, 1869
On this day in 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
From C-SPAN's American History TV, Stephen Ambrose on his book, Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 ...
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