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Fri May 10, 2024, 12:57 AM May 10

The Golden Spike Ceremony, which took place May 10, 1869, was held at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory.

celebrates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, named the Pacific Railroad, but it also recognizes the significance of the immigrant workforce that helped the nation accomplish what many believed was impossible.

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