The Big Picture
Golden Spike National Historical Park is located in this U.S. state
What is Utah?
He was the president of the Central Pacific Railroad.
Who is Leland Stanford?
This famous Central Pacific locomotive met at Promontory.
What is the Jupiter?
Construction of the transcontinental railroad began in this decade.
What is the 1860s?
Golden Spike NHS is located in this Utah county.
What is Box Elder County?
The Golden Spike marked the completion of this major engineering project.
What is the first transcontinental railroad?
: He served as chief engineer of the Union Pacific and helped select Promontory Summit.
Who is Grenville Dodge?
This Union Pacific locomotive met the Jupiter at the Golden Spike ceremony.
What is No. 119?
The actual last rail was laid on this month and day in 1869.
What is May 10?
This massive natural lake lies southeast of the park
What is the Great Salt Lake?
The ceremonial "Golden Spike" was driven at this location.
What is Promontory Summit?
These immigrants made up the majority of the Central Pacific’s workforce.
Who are Chinese immigrants?
The ceremonial final spike was made of this metal.
What is gold?
Golden Spike National Historic Site was established in this year
What is 1957?
this Utah desert surrounds the Promontory Mountains
What is the Great Basin Desert?
(DAILY DOUBLE): This year saw the ceremonial completion of the transcontinental railroad.
What is 1869?
The Union Pacific relied heavily on workers of this immigrant group.
Who are Irish immigrants?
: The original locomotives no longer exist, but these accurate versions run at the park today.
What are replicas?
it was redesignated as a National Historical Park in this year.
What is 2019?
: Nearby, this wildlife refuge provides important bird habitats.
What is Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge?
: The Golden Spike ceremony joined these two railroad companies.
What are Union Pacific and Central Pacific?
This photographer captured the iconic image of the two trains meeting.
Who is Andrew J. Russell?
This type of hammer was used in the ceremonial “last spike” moment.
What is a silver maul (sledgehammer)?
The site’s 150th anniversary celebration took place in this year.
What is 2019?
The Golden Spike site lies on this mountain range’s northern edge.
What are the Promontory Mountains?