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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 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.
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago ...
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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 ...
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad's golden spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for ...
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The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
“We are thrilled to partner with Nenana to share this piece of history with the public,” says Julie Decker, the Anchorage Museum’s director, in the statement. “The golden spike is a great ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
“The whole history of our state and really the whole ... Before Mears left, the city of Anchorage presented him with the golden spike in appreciation of his work. He sent the spike back from ...