USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was special about the spike driven into the railroad once it was completed?
A
It was almost 5 feet high
B
It was driven into the ground by the President of the U.S.
C
It was made of gold
D
It was cracked
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Since it was privately owned it went back to California to David Hewes. Hewes donated the spike to Stanford University art museum in 1892.

Detailed explanation-2: -The crowd cheers as Governor Leland Stanford drives the Golden Spike at Promontory Summit, Utah to complete the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869.

Detailed explanation-3: -This iconic photograph records the celebration marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad lines at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869, when Leland Stanford, co-founder of the Central Pacific Railroad, connected the eastern and western sections of the railroad with a golden spike.

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