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The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more ...
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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.
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 in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in ...
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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 ...
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Alaska museum, city combine to win auction for gold spike
An Alaska museum and city, with help from donors including the Alaska Railroad, have won the auction for a 14-karat gold ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
RIDE AS HE SAID HIS FINAL FAREWELL. WE’RE READY TO GO. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. JIM RICE NEVER INTENDED TO BE A RAILROAD MAN. I HATED IT AS A KID. I JUST REMEMBER MY DAD BRINGING ME UP JUST ...