The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a ...

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 — The golden spike that was used ... Harding drives the final golden spike at the new Alaska Railroad bridge in Nenana, Alaska. Credit: AP He sent it back from Seattle for ...

Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office, which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) (Uncredited/AP) ANCHORAGE ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was ... The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the Christie’s auction ...