2006-07-27 20:47:16 · 7 answers · asked by abutureza 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
The golden spike was the last (ceremonial) railroad spike, driven by Leland Stanford, to mark the completion of the world's First Transcontinental Railroad, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met on May 10, 1869 at Promontory, Utah in Box Elder County in the northern Utah Territory (now part of the State of Utah).
Contrary to popular belief, the spike was not actually pure gold; it was made of an alloy of different metals, as the softness of pure gold would not be able to resist the impact of a sledgehammer.
2006-07-27 20:51:39 · answer #1 · answered by LEM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Promontory Point, Utah. North of the Great Salt Lake. May 1869.
http://www.cprr.org/Museum/Done!.html#Golden_Spike
2006-07-27 20:51:20 · answer #2 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the position develop into it pushed or the position is the spike at present? The very last spike develop into pushed on Promontory Summit in Utah, even if it is not any longer there any better. i imagine it is at Stanford college. (Leland Stanford, founding father of Stanford college, develop into between the "massive 4" of the suitable Pacific Railroad.) i develop into at Promontory Summit this summer time...very cool position to visit!
2016-11-26 20:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by mcdole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
man, I dont know, but I know it was probably indeed driven at the time the transcontinental railroad was completed.
March 8th, 1881
2006-07-27 20:51:05 · answer #4 · answered by stu 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Utah
2006-07-27 20:50:07 · answer #5 · answered by Lasher702 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
promentory utah may 10th 1869
2006-07-29 03:29:23 · answer #6 · answered by turkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope...Omaha.
2006-07-27 20:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋