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Who drove in the last spike in the transcontinintal railroad?
Donald A. Smith
Where was the transcontinental railroad's last spike driven in?
Promontory Point, Utah
What was the large nail used to build railroads?
That large nail is called a railroad spike.
Who drove the golden spike in the transcontinential railroad?
Governor Leland Stanford certainly drove in one, but there may have been more than just one Golden Spike.
What did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific have to do with golden spike?
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific built the transcontinental railroad and when it was finished, a golden spike was nailed when it was finished to celebrate the event.
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