Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:attendedBy |
gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:Grenville_Dodge gptkb:Thomas_Durant gptkb:Samuel_S._Montague |
| gptkbp:builtBy |
Chinese laborers
Irish laborers |
| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Golden_Spike_ceremony |
| gptkbp:date |
May 10, 1869
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah_Territory
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
telegraph announcement
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| gptkbp:organization |
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act_of_1862
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
economic growth
faster coast-to-coast travel increased westward expansion |
| gptkbp:significance |
connected the eastern and western United States by rail
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| gptkbp:symbolizes |
driving of the golden spike
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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