Artifact
Ceremony Marks Completion of Transcontinental Railroad, 1869
Drawings on the front of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depict the connecting of two railroad lines at Promontory Point, Utah, on May 10 that joined the East and West coasts.
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Artifact Date
June 5, 1869
Topic(s)
- Journalism
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Ceremony Marks Completion of Transcontinental Railroad
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