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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 ...
Alaska Railroad's golden spike acquired by Anchorage Museum, cost $200,000
The golden spike used to complete the Alaska Railroad over 100 years ago will now be permanently displayed in Alaska for the ...
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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‘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.
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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 ...
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<a ...
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) More than a century after becoming an emblem for the development of the Last Frontier, a major ...
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Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
The Anchorage Museum, with financial backing from the Alaska Railroad, will bid on the 14-karat solid gold spike when it goes up for auction Friday in New York as part of the Christie's Important ...