Golden spike anniversary today, railroads vital to early Iowa.
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May 10 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads joined at Promontory Point, Utah. Iowa benefitted greatly.. Until railroads, Iowa's fertile land was useless because there existed no reliable means for agriculture to reach its markets.