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Monday, July 18, 2011

Golden Spike in Washington, DC

Apparently the Golden last spike of the transcontinental railroad is on display at The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of American Art, on loan from Stanford University until January, 2012.

[Courtesy Google Alerts.]

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The Great American Hall of Wonders exhibit at the Smithsonian's Museum of American Art

Audio about "The Railroad."

7/19/2011 3:59 PM  

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