Promontory+Point

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Promontory Summit, Utah is the location where the United States' first Transcontinental Railroad was finished on May 10, 1869. The two railroads that joined were the Union Pacificand Central Pacific railroads. The president at the time of construction was Ulysses S. Grant. He approved a $1.4 million bill to fund the railroad. The final Golden Spike that was used to complete the railroad symbolized the joining of the east and west coasts. Since 1957 it has been a part of the Golden Spike National Historic Site.

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