A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
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The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home StateThe spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
I’LL CHECK IN ON THEM, MAKE SURE THEY’RE DOING IT RIGHT. President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial ...
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was $201,600.
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it homeANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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 to ...
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