President Warren Harding hammered a golden spike into train tracks in central Alaska. It was the ceremonial final piece of the Alaska Railroad, which connected inner Alaska to the coastal city of ...

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

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 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 system ...

The reserve in Alaska’s north slope was set aside in 1923 by President Harding as an emergency supply of oil for the Navy. The area is also home to caribou herds, threatened and sensitive bird ...

It also directs the administration to reverse Biden policies that limited drilling in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve — which was set aside in 1923 by President Harding as an emergency ...

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 ...

The city of Nenana collaborated with the Anchorage Museum and other private donors to purchase the golden spike at a Christie’s Auction House auction in New York City.

Mears was chairman of the Alaska Engineering Commission and the railroad’s chief engineer. To celebrate the railroad’s completion, President Warren G. Harding drove the golden spike into place ...

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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that ... He sent it back from Seattle for the ceremony featuring President Warren G. Harding. On July 15, 1923, near Nenana, Harding lightly tapped ...