Golden Spike National Historic Site
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Golden Spike National Historic Site:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Golden Spike National Historic Site
Brigham City, UT 84302
Phone:435-471-2209
Fax:435-471-2341
Web: www.nps.gov/gosp/
Size: 2,735 acres.
Established: Designated as a national historic site in nonfederal ownership on April 2, 1957; authorized for federal ownership and administration by act of Congress on July 30, 1965.
Location:32 miles west of Brigham City, Utah, via UT 13 and 83.
Facilities:Picnic area, visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Interpretive and living history programs, auto touring.
Special Features:Completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United Stateswas celebrated here where the Central Pacific and the Union Pacificrailroads met on May 10, 1869, joining 1,776 miles of rail.
See other parks in Utah.