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‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
The 24-karat spike was hammered by President Warren Harding in a 1923 ceremony, but it has been out of Alaska almost every ...
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 ...
Golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad ...
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After decades out of public view, the Alaska Railroad golden spike is up for auction. Will it come home?
(Library of Congress photo) On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, to mark the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Ceremonial spikes have ever since ...
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The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad
On May 10, 1869, as the last spike ... the transcontinental railroad was completed and America was moving to the forefront of the world's stage. The World Grew Smaller One day later, the first ...
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Freight rail effect: How one industry drives billions in economic activity
Nearly 150 years after the Golden Spike in Promontory Summit, Utah, completed this nation’s first transcontinental railroad, America’s freight railroad industry remains an emblem of innovation ...
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Golden Spike National Historical Park Set to Host the Winter Steam Festival
Golden Spike NHP is home to a 15 mile stretch of the original Transcontinental Railroad, well-preserved by the National Parks Service. Each year, the annual festival aims to educate visitors ...