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 ...

The construction project lasted from 1914 to ... a hammer now behind glass at the railroad headquarters, before driving a regular spike. Shortly after, the golden spike was returned to Mears ...

Both construction projects were handled by the same company ... He described it as a 11-foot high replica of a railroad spike with two 10-foot long wooden signboards that read "LAST SPIKE MAY ...

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 ...

Both construction projects were handled by the same company ... He described it as a 11-foot high replica of a railroad spike with two 10-foot long wooden signboards that read "LAST SPIKE MAY ...