The Great Race to Promontory

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:celebrates Golden Spike Ceremony
gptkbp:community_engagement high
gptkbp:community_impact increased migration westward
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of American progress
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:books
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
gptkbp:date May 10, 1869
gptkbp:economic_impact stimulated economic growth
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:sports_event
gptkbp:historical_context post-Civil War America
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Photographer
gptkb:government_records
newspaper articles
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:architect
gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Company
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Community_Center
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkb:local_leaders
community members
railroad workers
celebrity figures
railroad executives
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated engineering achievements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Great Race to Promontory
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
gptkb:Educational_Institution
reenactments
anniversaries
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future infrastructure projects
gptkbp:length approximately 690 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Promontory_Summit,_Utah
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Leland_Stanford
gptkb:Thomas_C._Durant
gptkbp:outcome joining of the two railroads
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad
gptkbp:railway_line gptkb:Central_Pacific
gptkb:Union_Pacific
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Golden_Spike_National_Historical_Park
Transcontinental Railroad completion
gptkbp:seating_capacity reduced travel time across the country
gptkbp:significance completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
gptkbp:type gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Transcontinental_Railroad_trip
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5