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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 Alaska Railroad spike to return to state
The Anchorage Museum, along with the City of Nenana, bought a special railroad spike at a Christie’s auction for $200,000.
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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 among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used ... won the Christie’s auction for the spike in New York with a bid ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more ... The logical choice would have been ...
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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
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike ... s auction for the spike in New York with a bid of $201,600, more than four times the $50,000 top-line estimate for the historical artifact.