The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the hands of private owners Sonja Anderson The commander in chief's ...
A NCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — 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 ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The golden spike that was ... He sent it back from Seattle for the ceremony featuring President Warren G. Harding. On July 15, 1923, near Nenana, Harding lightly tapped ...