On July 15, 1923, President Warren G. Harding drove in the “golden spike” signaling the completion of the railroad in Nenana, Alaska. That moment, the railroad says, will be recognized and celebrated ...

That year, Markus Mayer Jr., son of the original craftsman, arranged for the spike to be shown as part of the Alaska centennial celebration. The city of Anchorage insured the spike for $10,000 ...

The Alaska Railroad on Saturday, July 15, 2023, commemorated the 100th anniversary of its 1923 golden spike moment in Nenana, Alaska. With a crowd of more than 800, guests included state officials, ...

All aboard for the Alaska Railroad Centennial Celebration in Nenana on July 15. It was 100 years ago that President Warren Harding drove the golden spike to mark completion of ...

Since then, the spike has remained out of the public eye, except for a brief display during the 1967 centennial of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia. Advertisement ...

Since then, the spike has remained out of the public eye, except for a brief display during the 1967 centennial of the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia.

ANCHORAGE, 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 ...

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.