Smithsonian Magazine on MSN14d
The Alaska Railroad's Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of the Alaska Railroad, which connected inner Alaska to the coastal city of ...
Alaska Dispatch News19d
Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...
The Associated Press on MSN19d
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Fr ...
Newsday21d
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a system ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut ...