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Interstate 70 enters the eastern edge of the state, from Grand Junction Colorado, and ends where it intersects Interstate 15, near Cove Fort, Utah. This section of Interstate 70 is one of the most deserted stretches of Interstate in the United States. |
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Utah is the only state whose capital's name is made of three words. All three words in Salt Lake City have four letters each. |
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Completion of the world's first transcontinental railroad was celebrated at Promontory, Utah where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869. It is now known as Golden Spike National Historic Site. |
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