Smithsonian Magazine12d
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
ABC716d
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
RIDE AS HE SAID HIS FINAL FAREWELL. WE’RE READY TO GO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. JIM RICE NEVER INTENDED TO BE A RAILROAD MAN. I HATED IT AS A KID. I JUST REMEMBER MY DAD BRINGING ME UP JUST ...
Seymour Tribune17d
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the Christie’s auction for the spike in New York with a bid of $201,600, more ...
NewsNation17d
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time after entities combined to win an ...
Connecticut Post17d
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for the first time after entities combined to ...