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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At the Wedding of the Rails, locomotives came together to represent the meeting of the East and West in a ceremony at ____
A
Sacramento, California
B
Grand Junction, Colorado
C
Promontory, Utah
D
Omaha, Nebraska
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ceremony at “wedding of the rails, ” May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah.

Detailed explanation-2: -The story goes that on May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific Railroad’s tracks from the west were connected to the Union Pacific Railroad’s tracks from the east in Promontory Summit, Utah.

Detailed explanation-3: -By connecting the existing eastern U.S. rail networks to the west coast, the Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the “Pacific Railroad") became the first continuous railroad line across the United States. It was constructed between 1863 and 1869.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Golden Spike Ceremony, which took place May 10, 1869, was held at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. During that Ceremony, four special spikes were presented.

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