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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
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‘Golden Spike’ that symbolically completed Alaska Railroad headed back to the state after auction
A variety of private donors supplied money for the purchase, the museum and city of Nenana said in their statement.
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The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
For about a century, the 14-karat gold spike has been in the hands of private owners outside Alaska. But now, it’s coming home. Last week, the Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana—near ...
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Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska
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 ...
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Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
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 ...