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 ...

More than a century after becoming an emblem for the development of the Last Frontier, a major Alaska artifact is returning home. The Museum and the City of Nenana have acquired the golden railroad ...

Alaska Railroad Golden Spike Auction This image provided by Christie's Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren G. Harding in Nenana, Alaska, just days before he died in office ...

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 ...

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 ...