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Driving of the Golden Spike
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Driving_of_the_Golden_Spike
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Golden_Spike_Ceremony
gptkbp:attendedBy
dignitaries
railroad workers
local citizens
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:U.S._coins
gptkb:U.S._postage_stamps
gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
gptkbp:date
May 10, 1869
gptkbp:featuredObject
golden spike
silver spike
iron spike
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Driving of the Golden Spike
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah_Territory
gptkbp:notablePerson
gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:Grenville_Dodge
gptkb:Thomas_Durant
gptkb:Samuel_S._Montague
gptkbp:organization
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:photographed
gptkb:Andrew_J._Russell
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad
American railroad history
gptkbp:significance
completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States
gptkbp:symbolizes
linking of the eastern and western United States by rail
gptkbp:telegraphed
news of the event was telegraphed nationwide
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
gptkb:Thomas_C._Durant
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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