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The Alaska Railroad's Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
On July 15, 1923, 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 ...
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
“The Golden Spike is a great piece of storytelling about place and people.” The plan is for the two cities to alternate displaying the spike. “I think it’s a neat story of an urban and a ...