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The transcontinental railroad was finished on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Point, Utah with four final spikes, not just the “golden spike”. true or false

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Answer:

False

Explanation:

It was the "golden spike" that was driven as the final spike by Leland Stanford. This spike was driven on the ceremony of completion of new rail project that connects First Transcontinental Railroad (USA) with the Central Pacific Railroad (Sacramento) and the Union Pacific Railroad (Omaha) on May 10, 1869.

Hence, the given statement is False

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