President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ...

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

The city of Nenana collaborated with the Anchorage Museum and other private donors to purchase the golden spike at a Christie ...

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

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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 ...

Harding fell from favor with the American public soon after his untimely, and at the time, controversial death... Died: August 2, 1923. Warren Harding took office promising to undo many of the ...

Christie’s NEW YORK — The gold spike from the 1923 ceremony marking completion of the Alaska Railroad, in private hands since it was driven by President Warren G. Harding, is up for sale. Auction ...

(Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire) The Governor’s House was the site of then-President Warren G. Harding’s visit to Alaska on a very rainy day in 1923. While his party did not stay overnight in ...

President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete ... He sent it back from Seattle for the ceremony featuring President Warren G. Harding. On July 15, 1923, near Nenana, Harding ...

In this July 1923 image provided by the Alaska Railroad Collection, Anchorage Museum, President Warren G. Harding stands with others on the Alaska Railroad platform at Curry Hotel station in ...