4 days ago · The Golden Spike used to symbolically finish construction of the Alaska Railroad in 2023 is seen in this undated photo. President Warren Harding hammered the spike in a ceremony in Nenana.

4 days ago · The auction house originally estimated the spike’s value to be between $30,000 and $50,000. The spike is made of 14-karat gold and is rich with history. It was a ceremonial spike meant to symbolize the completion of the Alaska Railroad. In 1923, President Warren G. Harding opened the railroad in Nenana by driving the spike into the track.

Jan 25, 2025 · The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was $201,600.

2 days ago · 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 inner Alaska to ...

Jan 23, 2025 · The spike maul used by President Warren G. Harding to ceremonially drive a golden spike marking the completion of the Alaska Railroad on July 15, 1923, is shown at the railroad’s headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2024.

On July 15, 1923, President Warren Harding drove the “Golden Spike” at Nenana, signifying the completion of the interior Alaska Railroad. Before arriving in Nenana, Harding stopped at McKinley Park Station and became the first—and only—sitting president in history to visit Denali National Park (then called Mount McKinley National Park).

Jan 24, 2025 · The solid 14K gold spike was presented as a gift from the City of Anchorage to Colonel Fredrick Mears in 1923 for recognition of his role in constructing the Alaska Railroad. It was also loaned to President Harding for use during the ceremony held on July 15, 1923, near Nenana to mark the railroad's completion.

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 to ...

Jan 25, 2025 · 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 ...

4 days ago · An update on a piece of Alaskan history—the golden spike is coming back to Alaska for the first time in nearly a century. The Anchorage Museum has confirmed that it partnered with the City of Nenana to secure the iconic spike, which was …