The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
The item was auctioned off by Christie's auction house Friday as part of its Americana Week featuring other rare American historical ... for this site and looking for the golden spike," Verhagen ...
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago ...
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike - The golden spike that was used ...
The final locomotive whistles of the year rang out at Golden Spike National Historical Park on Monday ... of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. The site, sometimes called ...
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.
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.