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Golden Spike National Historical Park - Utah
This event would change the future of the United States! Golden Spike National Historic Site celebrates this monumental event and showcases the work that went into making it happen. The ...
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Golden Spike becomes Utah’s first national historic park. Here’s what that means
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Complete Guide to Golden Spike National Historical Park
This event would change the future of the United States! Golden Spike National Historic Site celebrates this monumental event ...
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House passes bill to designate the Golden Spike National Historic Park in Utah
“The Golden Spike National Historic Site retains an unparalleled concentration of historic railroad engineering features and preserves the stories of the diverse people who built the world’s f ...
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Golden Spike National Historic Park
To commemorate this important feat in United States History, Golden Spike National Historic Site was established on location. On May 10th 1869 the Transcontinental railroad was completed with the ...
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Golden Spike site to close during government shutdown; other Utah parks will stay open
Golden Spike National Historic Site will be closed, park officials announced Saturday. The National Park Service site will be closed for the safety of visitors and park resources, Golden Spike ...
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The Spike That Connected the Country
About 90 miles north of Salt Lake City, the Golden Spike National Historic Site captures the moment on May 10, 1869 when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met in Promontory Summit, Utah, ...
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Golden Spike festival celebrates 150 years of growth and diversity
Stokes is working extensively to plan this year's festivities at the Golden Spike National Historic Site. To 'tweet' the railroad's completion, Stokes said telegraph wires were attached to the spike.
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Bishop wants to turn Utah's Golden Spike into national park
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah Republican Rep. Rob Bishop wants to turn northern Utah's Golden Spike National Historic Site into a national park. Bishop told The Standard-Examiner in Ogden that he's ...
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Position on H.R. 5751, Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act
H.R. 5751: Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act – As noted in the hearing memo, H.R. 5751 redesignates Golden Spike National Historic Site as Golden Spike National Historical Park and establishes a ...
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The iconic image of America’s first transcontinental railroad ‘erased’ the Chinese workers key to building it. 149 years later, their descendants are in the picture.
Rob Bishop and Sen. Orrin Hatch announced they were introducing the Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Act, which would redesignate the historic site as a national historical park and create a network ...
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Golden spike marks transcontinental breakthrough, May 10, 1869
Nowadays, the Golden Spike National Historic Site, 32 miles west of Brigham City, Utah, receives some 60,000 visitors yearly. The site features auto tours, a hiking trail, and, from May 1 through ...