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	Golden Spike National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
		Golden Spike National Historic Site commemorates this incredible accomplishment of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
		A history of Golden Spike by Robert M. Utley, former Chief Historian of the National Park Service and Francis A. Ketterson, Jr.
		There were four ceremonial spikes included in the Golden Spike Ceremony - not just the Golden Spike.
	www.nps.gov /gosp (175 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia
		The famed "Golden Spike" was presented by David Hewes, a San Francisco construction magnate.
		Both spike and sledge were wired to send the sound of the strikes over the wire to the nation.
		Searches were made for old engines, a commission to plan the reenactment was organized, the Golden Spike Monument was moved 150 feet to the northwest, and the National Park Service began the reconstruction of the two railroad grades, the lines of track, and two telegraph lines, as well as switches and siding connections.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/g/GOLDENSPIKE.html (942 words)

	Golden spike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The golden spike was the last (ceremonial) railroad spike, driven by Leland Stanford, to mark the completion of the world's First Transcontinental Railroad, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met on May 10, 1869 at Promontory, Utah in Box Elder County in the northern Utah Territory (now part of the State of Utah).
		Contrary to popular belief, the spike was not actually pure gold; it was made of an alloy of different metals, as the softness of pure gold would not be able to resist the impact of a sledgehammer.
		Immediately afterwards, the golden spike and the laurel tie were removed and replaced with a regular iron spike and normal tie.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golden_spike (957 words)

	Spike - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		To spike a gun is to render it unusable.
		To "spike" a drink is a term meaning to add something to it, usually adding to the effect of an alcoholic drink, generally unknown to the person drinking it.
		In American football, to spike the ball is to throw it forcefully and intentionally into the ground.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spike (676 words)

	Golden spike: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The spike had been manufactured earlier that year especially for the event by the William T. Garret Foundry in San Francisco.
		The arizona territory was an organized territory of the united states that existed between 1863 and 1912, as well as a territory of the confederate...
		(the golden spike and the laurel tie were removed and replaced with a regular iron spike and normal tie.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/golden_spike.htm (1796 words)

	Christopher Golden, Spike & Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row
		What's more, Golden didn't even deviate from franchise predictability in ways that were possible based on the premise (although not, perhaps, allowed by his contract): Spike and Dru in World War II, pursuing their own agenda during the conflict.
		Spike is ambitious but not very good at thinking things through on his own, an internal conflict that sets him up for many more internal conflicts as this season is showing so admirably.
		Television Spike is obviously deeply influenced by the punks; having this influence appearing at least 30 years before its heyday was either a mistake or deserving of an explanation.
	www.rambles.net /golden_spikedru.html (599 words)

	Golden Spike National Historic Monument
		The spike presented by Arizona Territory was a composite made from plating an ordinary 6 inch iron spike with gold on the head (upper portion) and silver on the shaft (lower portion).
		The highly polished spike was engraved, "Ribbed with iron clad in silver and crowned with gold Arizona presents her offering to the enterprise that has banded a continent and dictated a pathway to commerce.
		A fourth iron spike, and a regular iron spike hammer, were both wired to the Transcontinental Telegraph line so that the Nation could "hear" the blows as the spike was driven.
	www.usparkinfo.com /goldspike.html (1956 words)

	Golden Spike Rant. Roadside America
		The US transcontinental railroad was completed when a golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, linking East and West on May 10, 1869.
		Because the spike was given to Leland Stanford Jr.'s dad, the president of the Central Pacific Railroad and the governor of California, by David Hewes (who had it engraved).
		The Golden Spike was never driven into the Ceremonial Last Tie (which isn't here, either -- made of laurel especially for the event, it was torn to splinters by rabid souvenir hounds minutes after the ceremony).
	www.roadsideamerica.com /set/HISTspike.html (731 words)

	Dot, Dot, Dot ... Done! - Golden Spike Ceremony - Transcontinental Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The slightly undersized 5 1/2" x 1/2" golden spike, now located in the Stanford Family Collection of the Stanford University Museum, was manufactured for the joining of the rails ceremony by the San Francisco William T. Garratt Foundry and then engraved by San Francisco jewelers, Schultz, Fischer and Mahling (for which they charged $15.25).
		The last spike was made of 14.03 troy ounces of 17.6 caret gold, alloyed with copper (also reported as 18, and as 7 ounces, part of the discrepancy probably resulting from excluding the weight of a gold nugget attached to the tip which was later broken off).
		Also, it was an ordinary iron spike, not the golden spike, that was tapped by Gov. Stanford to telegraph the completion.
	cprr.org /Museum/Done!.html (867 words)

	Day 18 - Golden Spike National Historical Park, UT
		Four spikes, two of gold, one of silver, and one of a gold/iron/silver mixture were driven to complete the railroad.
		The final iron spike was wired to the telegraph in such a way that each blow of the hammer was heard from coast to coast.
		Originally a train called the Antelope was scheduled to attend the Golden Spike ceremony, but it was badly damaged when it hit a large tree railroad workers were attempting to roll across the tracks.
	www.evyl.org /tour2001/Day18d.htm (893 words)

	Box Elder County Historical Sites - Golden Spike
		Golden Eagle, Golden Age, and Golden Access Passports are welcome and can be obtained at the visitor center.
		An annual pass for Golden Spike is available for $15.00.
		Golden Spike National Historic Site is administered by the National Park Service, US Department of the Interior.
	www.boxelder.org /tourism/historical/spike (370 words)

	Amazon.com: Spike And Dru : Pretty Maids All In A Row: Books: Christopher Golden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Although Golden's characters are only marginally developed and his details at times unnecessarily gruesome, the narrative's swift momentum and engaging action sequences make for breezy entertainment.
		Spike and Drusilla, perhaps the most popular of the colorful cast of villains on television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, star in a novel that predates the series by about 50 years.
		Spike and Drusilla carry the story rather well with just themselves as our entertaining guides in a quest for an elusive necklace that is said to give the reflection of anyone the wearer wishes.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743400461?v=glance (1916 words)

	Golden Spike National Historic Site
		On July 30, 1965 Golden Spike National Historic Site was created "for the purpose of establishing a national historic site commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States...
		Some 690 miles east of Sacramento and 1,087 miles west of Omaha, Golden Spike lies in the northern reaches of the Great Basin Desert and ranges from 4,300 to 4,900 feet above sea level.
		Located at the site of the driving of the last spike of the first transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, its paramount purpose is to illustrate the social, economic, and political impacts of the transcontinental railroad on the growth and westward development of the United States.
	www.nps.gov /gosp/home.html (189 words)

	Trail report: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Golden Spike is one of the toughest trails in Moab.
		The Spike is open year-round and does not need a trail guide, though one is recommended since a wrong turn can be life threatening.
		The Golden Crack is 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 feet wide and is a great photo opportunity.
	www.off-road.com /4x4web/travels/trails/usa/utah/1998/spike.html (646 words)

	ZLATÁ TRETRA / GOLDEN SPIKE
		Ostrava, Apr 11 – Organisers of Golden Spike IAAF Grand Prix in Ostrava tried since 2003 every year to secure the participation of pole vault Queen Yelena Isinbayeva from Russia.
		He hopes at 46th Golden Spike in Ostrava on 27 June the same mistake by one of the officials will not be repeated.
		He hopes at 46th Golden Spike in Ostrava (IAAF World Athletics Tour Grand Prix) the same mistake by one of the officials will not be repeated.
	www.zlatatretra.cz /default.asp?lng=1&sektion=a&page=akt (504 words)

	Alaska Railroad Golden Spike
		This spike was driven on completion of the Seward-Anchorage section of the railroad on September 10, 1918.
		The second golden spike was driven by President Harding at Nenana on completion of the railroad.
		Jack reports the spike is solid gold and that the railroad tie was pre-drilled to allow the spike to be driven without significant damage.
	www.alaskarails.org /ARR-spike.html (957 words)

	Gold Spike National Historic Site, Golden Spike National Park, Golden Spike in Utah
		Those who were present at the Golden Spike National Historic Site witnessed one of the most important accomplishments of the 19th century, when, on May 10, 1869, officials of the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad met here to drive four symbolic spikes to celebrate the railroad’s completion.
		The annual Railroader's Festival is held at the Golden Spike in Utah on the second Saturday in August.
		The main building of the Golden Spike in Utah is home to a theater, a variety of interesting displays, ticketing and administrative offices and a gift shop that features a variety of railroad related books, posters, recordings and other railroad-oriented items.
	www.destination360.com /north-america/us/utah/golden-spike.php (498 words)

	North Platte Telegraph - WNTA member rips Golden Spike plan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Sharp opposition to the proposed Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center was voiced at last night's meeting of the Western Nebraska Taxpayers Association.
		"There is a group of people who see the Golden Spike as the most popular thing to come along, and they can't understand why this city doesn't like this Golden Spike project and denies the popularity of it," said WNTA member Bob Lesso.
		We have a town here that's thought about this Spike and thought about how it came about as the Golden Spike with an implementation plan with over 200,000 visitors a year.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14100181&BRD=377&PAG=461&dept_id=531813&rfi=6 (656 words)

	Golden Spike National Historical Site
		After a golden spike was symbolically tapped, a final iron spike was driven to connect the railroads.
		A visit to Golden Spike today offers a Museum where the tools and artifacts of the railroads construction are on display, and of course you don't want to miss the two working replicas of the 1869 locomotives 'Jupiter' and '119'.
		Golden Spike National Historic Site is located 32 miles west of Brigham City on State Routes 13 and 83.
	www.utahoutdooractivities.com /goldenspike.html (926 words)

	Golden Spike National Historic Site - OutdoorPlaces.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It was a symbolic golden spike made from the hills of California.
		Because gold is so soft, the hole for the spike had been pre-made, and the actual spike to finish the rail would be steel.
		Governor Stanford swung the hammer to drive the spike, the crowd was electrified with excitement, and he missed.
	www.outdoorplaces.com /Destination/USNP/utgolspi (1646 words)

	Golden Spike Historical Site
		On May 10th in 1869 the first transcontinental railroad was completed by the driving of a symbolic golden spike at Promontory Summit in The Utah Territory.
		Each Saturday during the summer the engines are drawn up facing each other as they were in 1869 and the Golden Spike Ceremony is re-enacted by local volunteers in period costume who take the roles of the prominent guests who were present at the event.
		In addition to the regular re-enactment of the ceremonial driving of the the golden spike, the Railroaders' Festival features a number of other activities including Handcar races and rides, contests, an Old Time Fiddlers' Concert, Buffalo Chip Throwing and other wholesome family activities.
	www.fortogden.com /goldenspike.html (606 words)

	Golden Spike Trail
		The Golden Spike trail undulates up to the edge of the cliffs, then backs away, again and again.
		To reach the Golden Spike Trail from the Gemini Bridges trailhead, you'll follow the Gold Bar Rim Trail.
		On slickrock areas, the trail is well-marked with painted "spikes" on the rock.
	www.utahmountainbiking.com /trails/goldspik.htm (536 words)

	Golden Spike
		The Golden Spike Trail is located just a couple of miles West of Moab, on the West side of the Colorado River.
		Ranging in elevation from 4,300 to 5,300 feet, the Golden Spike Trail is one of the more well-known (and hardest) slick rock trails in the Moab area.
		The Golden Spike Trail actually starts at waypoint GS07 and features several famous obstacles, including the Launch Pad (at waypoint GS09), the Golden Crack (at waypoint GS12), the Golden Staircase (at waypoint GS13), and the Double Whammy (at waypoint GS15).
	www.webejeepin.com /Trails/Utah/Golden_Spike.htm (494 words)

	4Lo.com :: Moab Utah, Poison Spider Mesa, Golden Spike, Kane Creek, Steel Bender
		The Golden Spike is rated at a 4-1/2+, so we were excited to give it a try.
		We were told to keep an eye open for a spike marker (a painted golden spike on slickrock), but we missed it and drove to the end of Poison Spider.
		The Golden Crack is the only obstacle that doesn't have a bypass, if you want to continue you'll have to cross.
	www.4lo.com /moab97/moab97.html (1419 words)

	Completing the Transcontinental Railroad, 1869
		As the spike was struck, telegraph signals simultaneously alerted San Francisco and New York City, igniting a celebratory cacophony of tolling bells and cannon fire in each city.
		When they came to drive the last spike, Governor Stanford, president of the Central Pacific, took the sledge, and the first time he struck he missed the spike and hit the rail.
		Then Stanford tried it again and tapped the spike and the telegraph operators had fixed their instruments so that the tap was reported in all the offices east and west, and set bells to tapping in hundreds of towns and cities...
	www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /goldenspike.htm (891 words)

	Golden Spike 4x4 Trail, Moab, Utah
		Summary: The 4+ rated Golden Spike trail is one of the most popular at the Jeep Safari and is offered for more days than any other.
		The first major Golden Spike obstacle is the Launching Pad, an incredibly steep slick rock climb with a bump near the top.
		The Golden Crack is perhaps the most famous obstacle on the trail.
	www.4x4now.com /33jsgs.htm (1670 words)

	Golden Spike
		Welcome to the Golden Spike Docent Program web site, where train loving people can be volunteers on the Niles end of the Niles Canyon Railway.
		Golden Spike docents help the train passengers find their way around town, answer questions, wave, smile, say trucker stuff on a walkie talkie from a lawn chair, and basically spend 3 hours in an old town being do-gooders.
		The first crew of Golden Spike Docents in Niles are on duty from 10am until 1pm, then a new crew takes it from 1-4pm.
	www.nilesunity.com /?section=557 (1201 words)

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	www.southdakota.hotelbookingtoday.com /bw-golden-spike-inn-and-suites-hotel-custer.htm (670 words)

	Golden spike for ballplayers - The Boston Globe
		Golden spike for ballplayers - The Boston Globe
		And it's clear that there's a lot of available money to be spent and probably more holes on teams than there are players that can fill them.
		The last time the market spiked this way in the offseason was before the 2001 season.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/12/03/golden_spike_for_ballplayers (1264 words)

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