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) More than a century after becoming ...
In December, leaders of the Anchorage Museum in Alaska began hearing “some rumblings ... near the city of Nenana. At the Christie’s sale this past Friday, it sparked a fierce bidding ...
One hundred years ago today, a sled dog team left Nenana carrying lifesaving anti-toxin medication to save people in Nome from a diphtheria epidemic. “Wild Bill” Shannon was the first dog team ...
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, with financial help from private donors and the Alaska Railroad, won the Christie’s auction for the spike in New York with a bid of $201,600 ...