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The Last Spike Site marks the exact spot where the Central Pacific Railroad & Union Pacific Railroad met here at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869 marking the connection of the first Transcontinental Railroad from San Francisco, California to Omaha, Nebraska. Today the site is part of the Golden Spike National Historic Site, the actual golden spike is located at a museum in California. Much of the Transcontinental Railroad today has been removed, much of the metal scrapped for use during World War II.
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Utah is a state located in the westcentral region of the United States of America. Utah is the 13th largest state by area, ranks 34th by population and 10th by population density of the 50 United States. Utah was the 45th state to be admitted into the Union, on January 4, 1896. Utah is landlocked, being bordered by the states of Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Nevada on the west, Colorado on the east and Arizona to the south. Utah is very mountainous and is a popular outing destination of the outdoorsman. The state population is about 2.82M with 95% being Caucasian, 2.4% Asian, 1.7% Native American and 1.3% Black. The state capital and largest city is Salt Lake City.Source: wikipedia
