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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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Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad ...
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Alaska museum, city combine to win auction for gold spike
An Alaska museum and city, with help from donors including the Alaska Railroad, have won the auction for a 14-karat gold ...
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Historic golden spike will return to Alaska
The city of Nenana collaborated with the Anchorage Museum and other private donors to purchase the golden spike at a Christie’s Auction House auction in New York City.
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's gold spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska.
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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 $201,600.
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
The city of Anchorage thanked him for his work by presenting him the golden spike. He sent it back from Seattle for the ceremony featuring President Warren G. Harding. On July 15, 1923 ...