The spike’s first owner was Colonel Frederick Mears, the railroad’s chief engineer. Earlier in 1923, the city of Anchorage presented it to Mears to commemorate his role in the project’s ...

Harding drove a golden spike into the final ... Wilson touted the railroad as key to providing access to Alaska's coal and other minerals. With the project nearly complete, the Army sent Mears ...

This image provided by Christie's Images shows a golden spike driven by President Warren ... which marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad over a century ago. (Christie's Images via AP) ...

The golden spike that was used to complete the ... Work on the nine-year railroad construction project began in 1914, linking the Pacific Ocean port city of Seward on the south-central coast ...