ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 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 ...
President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of ...
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike ...