Big Delta in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Telegraph Building
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 16, 2024
1. Telegraph Building Marker
McCarty Station buildings.
Constructed in 1907, it contained the
telegraph office and housed
personnel needed to operate and
maintain the Washington to Alaska
Military Cable and Telegraph System
(WAMCATS).
Erected by Alaska State Parks and Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.
Location. 64° 9.301′ N, 145° 50.32′ W. Marker is in Big Delta in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. It can be reached from Richardson Highway. Marker and building are on the Big Delta State Historical Park grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 274.5 Richardson Highway (State Hwy 2), Delta Junction AK 99737, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Athabascan Region and in Interior Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Message in a Wire (here, next to this marker); Mess Hall (a few steps from this marker); Alaska Road Commission Outbuilding (within shouting distance of this marker); WAMCATS (within shouting distance of this marker); Jack of all Trades (within shouting distance of this marker); Windmill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alaska Road Commission Garage (about 300 feet away); Alaska Road Commission (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Big Delta.
More about this marker. The marker is well weathered.
Also see . . .
1. WAMCATS linked Fairbanks to the rest of the world (Bonnell, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 2011). (Submitted on September 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Big Delta State Historical Park. (Submitted on September 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 16, 2024
2. Telegraph Building and Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 16, 2024
3. U.S. Signal Corps McCarty Station Telegraph Building
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
