President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of ...

A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.

Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago ...

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

The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad over a century ago will be on permanent display in Alaska for ...

An Alaska museum and city, with help from donors including the Alaska Railroad, have won the auction for a 14-karat gold ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shortly after, the golden spike was returned to Mears, and Harding began the long trip back to Washington. He suffered a fatal heart attack and died in San Francisco on Aug. 2, 1923.

This image provided by Christie's Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren G. Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office, which marked the completion of the Alaska ...