Smithsonian Magazine on MSN15h
The Alaska Railroad’s Golden Spike Hammered in by President Harding Will Return to Its Home State
The spike's installation marked the completion of the Alaska Railroad in 1923. It's spent most of the time since then in the ...
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Police name victims in head-on Seward Highway collision near Portage
Anchorage police said the families of Sharon Finn, 67, and Anna Acovak, 55, have been notified following Monday's crash near ...
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 ...
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2 dead, 3 injured in head-on collision on icy Seward Highway near Portage
Two people died and three were injured in a head-on collision on the Seward Highway near Portage on Monday afternoon, ...
Alaska chefs Beau Schooler and Kevin Lane named James Beard Award semifinalists
A pair of Alaska chefs have been named semifinalists for the 35th annual James Beard Awards. The organization released its list of semifinalists in both chef and restaurant categories on Wednesday and ...
Homer News on MSN5d
Borough considers Seward land purchase
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly will hold a public hearing on the potential purchase of 80 acres in Seward at their next regular meeting on Feb. 4.
DOT addresses Seward Highway safety concerns after 2 fatal accidents this month
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - There have been two fatal collisions on the Seward Highway this month — a head-on collision ...
Victims identified in fatal head-on collision on Seward Highway
A head-on collision involving two vehicles has left two dead, and two injured along the Seward Highway at mile point 82 near ...
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As Anchorage population shrinks, planners consider scaled-down connector for Seward and Glenn highways
AK DOT&PF project manager for the Glenn Seward Connection project Galen Jones talks about the project at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Gambell Street on Friday, Jan. 3. (Anne Raup / ADN ...
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
When U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, he negotiated a price of $7.2 million—about $153 million today—for almost 600,000 square miles of territory ...