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 total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was ...
One hundred years ago today, a sled dog team left Nenana carrying lifesaving anti-toxin medication to save people in Nome ...
It was loaned to President Warren G. Harding to use at a ceremony marking the completion of the railroad on July 15, near the city of Nenana. At the Christie’s sale this past Friday, it sparked ...
President Warren Harding hammered the spike in a ceremony in Nenana. (Photo provided by Anchorage Museum) A glittering piece of Alaska history is returning to the state after it made its first ...
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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, more than ...