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Encyclopedia > Promontory Summit

Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°37'07"N, 112°32'51"W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level. [1] (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.GetDetail?tab=Y&id=1437660)



Promontory Summit achieved note as the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, with the driving of the Golden Spike, joining the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads. Promontory was the site of a temporary city during and shortly after the construction of the railroad, but this was then dismantled, and since then Promontory has had no permanent population. Since 1957 it has been preserved as part of the Golden Spike National Historic Site.


Important note: This place is sometimes called Promontory Point, which is, however, a different location at the southern tip of a peninsula in the Great Salt Lake.


External links

  • http://www.onlineutah.com/promontoryhistory.shtml
  • http://www.onlineutah.com/promontorymap2.shtml

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EducationPage (297 words)
Promontory means "a high point of land projecting into a body of water".
Both Promontory Summit and Promontory are correct when referring to the finishing point of the transcontinental railroad.
Promontory Point is located thirty-seven miles south of the summit at the southern tip of the Promontory Mountain range.
Promontory, Utah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (212 words)
Promontory is a location in Box Elder County, Utah, centered approximately at 41°37′07″N, 112°32′51″W, with an elevation of 1494 meters (4902 feet) above sea level.
Promontory Summit achieved note as the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed on May 10, 1869, with the driving of the Golden Spike, joining the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.
Promontory was the site of a temporary city during and shortly after the construction of the railroad, but this was then dismantled, and since then Promontory has had no permanent population.
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