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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 ...
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‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
Golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
Shortly after, the golden spike was returned to Mears, and Harding began the long trip back to Washington. He suffered a fatal heart attack and died in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 1923.
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by Christie’s Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren G. Harding in ...