Golden Spike National Historic Site is a U.S. National Historic Site located at Promontory Summit, north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It commerates the completion of the first Transcontinental Railroad where the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869. The final joining of the rails spanning the continent was signified by the driving of a Golden spike. Wikiquote quotations related to: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government Official website of the United States government - Gateway to governmental sites White House - Official site of the US President Senate. ... National Historic Site is a designation for a protected area of historic significance. ... Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°3707N, 112°3251W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level. ... Satellite Photo of the Great Salt Lake Great Salt Lake is an endorheic saline lake in northern Utah, much saltier than the ocean. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ... Poster announcing railroads opening The First Transcontinental Railroad was a transcontinental railroad in North America that was finished in 1869. ... External link Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum Categories: Corporation stubs | Historical stubs | Defunct railroad companies of the United States | California railroads | Nevada railroads | Utah railroads | Historic civil engineering landmarks ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The golden spike is the solid-gold railroad spike which was hammered in by Leland Stanford to commemorate the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the world, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit in Box Elder County in the...

The Historic Site encompasses 2,735 acres (11 km²). In 2002, it received 49,950 visitors. It was authorized as a National Historic Site on April 2, 1957 under nonfederal ownership. It was authorized for federal ownership and administration by an act of Congress on July 30, 1965. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

In 1978, a general master plan for the site was adopted which included the goal of maintaining the site's scenic attributes as closely as possible to its appearance and characteristics present in 1869. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• Official site maintained by the National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/gosp/)
• Photographic virtual tour of Golden Spike National Historic Site. (http://www.Untraveledroad.com/USA/Parks/Historic/GoldenSpike.htm)