The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Fr ...

To celebrate the railroad’s completion, President Warren G. Harding drove the golden spike into place in a ceremony held near Nenana on July 15, 1923, before it was replaced with a standard ...

The city of Anchorage thanked him for his work by presenting him the golden spike. He sent it back from Seattle for the ceremony featuring President Warren G. Harding. On July 15, 1923 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was used to complete ... Harding tapped the spike during the ceremony outside Nenana 102 years ago. The spike has since been held in private ...