The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...

The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...

The Anchorage Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad spike that was used in a celebration commemorating the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. The item was ...

Anchorage Museum On July 15, 1923, President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of the Alaska Railroad, which connected ...

Known as Alaska’s Golden Spike, the object represented the completion ... The winning bidders? The Anchorage Museum, which teamed up with the Alaskan City of Nenana to jointly acquire the ...

On Friday morning, 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.

“We are thrilled to partner with Nenana to share this piece of history with the public,” said Julie Decker, the director and CEO of the Anchorage Museum. “The Golden Spike is a great piece ...

Anchorage Museum Among Alaskans Combining to Win Auction for Alaska Railroad's Golden Spike ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ...

This image provided by Christie's Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren G. Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office, which marked the completion of the Alaska ...