Golden Spike - 135 Years ago today

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On May 10, 1869 (135 Years ago) the "Golden Spike" was placed linking the East to the West via the railroad. Here is just one of the images from a trip I took a few years ago to this historic site

http://www.railimages.com/albums/Golden_Spike/aax.jpg

Main more can be found within my RailImages gallery as well as other historic sites.

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And 135 years later, there are still people constantly, incorrectly referring to this site as "Promontory Point." graemlins/226.gif

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From this location, you can take the Promontory Trail Auto Tour that is also
maintain by the Nation Park Service - Golden Spike Activities (http://www.nps.gov/gosp/pphtml/activities.html) rangers where
you will drive along the old RR bed and see many of the roadbed works

http://www.railimages.com/albums/Golden_Spike/aae.jpg

Historic base map — May 10, 1869, Promontory Summit {From the NPS Site}

http://www.nps.gov/gosp/clr/images/fig11.jpg

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The map lists a Flag Pole on Telegraph Pole which they have
also maintain with a US flag of that era.

http://www.railimages.com/albums/Golden_Spike/aal.jpg