Utah History
Promontory
Special | 57m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
See the Golden Spike event that marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad
On May 10, 1869, two steam locomotives chugged across a barren landscape in northern Utah until they stood nose-to-nose. It was called an opportunity of a lifetime; perhaps the opportunity of a century. The isolation of the nation's most unique territory was about to end, as men raced from east and west to meet at a place called Promontory.
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Utah History is a local public television program presented by PBS Utah
Utah History
Promontory
Special | 57m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
On May 10, 1869, two steam locomotives chugged across a barren landscape in northern Utah until they stood nose-to-nose. It was called an opportunity of a lifetime; perhaps the opportunity of a century. The isolation of the nation's most unique territory was about to end, as men raced from east and west to meet at a place called Promontory.
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