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Daughters of the American Revolution Essay Contest

The 2009-2010 DAR History Essay topic is: Describe how you felt on May 10, 1869, when the golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, to celebrate the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. In writing this essay, the student is to pretend they are a settler planning to use the train to travel to their new home in the West, an Irish or Chinese worker who helped build the line or a Native American whose way of life was greatly affected by the railroad.

The Academic Junior High Decathlon official web site.

Junior High Academic Decathlon