First Transcontinental Railroad Golden Spike

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_Transcontinental_Railroad_Golden_Spike
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Golden_Spike
gptkbp:commissionedBy David Hewes
gptkbp:date May 10, 1869
gptkbp:displayedAt Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University
gptkbp:engravedWith Names of railroad officers and dignitaries
gptkbp:event gptkb:Completion_of_the_First_Transcontinental_Railroad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Transcontinental Railroad Golden Spike
gptkbp:location gptkb:Stanford_University_Museum
gptkbp:material gptkb:gold
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:purpose Symbolic final spike in the First Transcontinental Railroad
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Golden_Spike_Ceremony
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:significance Marked the completion of the first rail link between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah_Territory
gptkbp:weight 17.6 troy ounces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Last_Spike
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7