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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Transcontinental_Railroad
gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad
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gptkbp:affiliated_with
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Utah_State_Historical_Society
gptkb:National_Park
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gptkbp:cultural_representation
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historical reenactments
books on American history
artworks depicting the event
documentaries on the Transcontinental Railroad
films about the railroad
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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gptkb:American_history
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gptkbp:date
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May 10, 1869
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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gptkb:government_records
newspaper articles from 1869
personal accounts of participants
photographs of the ceremony
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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facilitated westward expansion
boosted economic growth
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Golden Spike
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
exhibits on railroad history
annual reenactment of the ceremony
community celebrations in Utah
educational programs at the historical park
lectures on the significance of the event
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gptkbp:legacy
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symbol of engineering achievement
cultural icon in the U. S.
inspiration for future infrastructure projects
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:item
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Golden_Spike_monument
replica spikes
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gptkbp:opening_ceremony
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Golden Spike Ceremony
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gptkbp:participants
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gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:Thomas_C._Durant
Governor of Utah Territory, John W. Dawson
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Last_Spike
Railroad expansion in the 19th century
Transcontinental Railroad completion
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gptkbp:significance
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completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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unification of the United States
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gptkbp:technology
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:railway_line
railroad tracks
construction techniques of the 19th century
railroad signaling systems
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gptkbp:transportation
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gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
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