Also in the sale: the film reels of Andy Warhol's ‘Lonesome Cowboys’ that led to a police raid in 1969. A steel railroad spike clad in gold and silver used in the ceremony marking the completion of ...
IT’S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY. A 43 FOOT TALL GOLDEN RAILROAD SPIKE ROLLING INTO IOWA. THE PUBLIC ART PIECE IS VISITING THE FIRST GOLDEN SPIKE MONUMENT AT THE UNION PACIFIC MUSEUM IN ...
Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...
The final spike was hammered home to complete Loveland’s newest stretch of freight rail on Wednesday. But the one-and-three-quarter-inch-wide railroad won’t be connecting the city to any hubs of ...
The spike is inscribed, "Presented to Col. Frederick Mears by the city of Anchorage in commemoration of the building of the Alaska Railroad 1915-1923." Anchorage Museum On July 15, 1923, President ...
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A golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction. Alaskans want to bring it home
ANCHORAGE, 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 system to ...
A giant, 43-foot, gold-leafed railroad spike monument made its way to Utah State University for the public to admire on Tuesday. The spike is making stops around Utah before becoming a permanent ...
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