Fairbanks in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Getting the Steamer Nenana to Nenana

Steamer Nenana "Did You Know"

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024

1. Getting the Steamer Nenana to Nenana Marker

Inscription.

The Steamer SS Nenana was fabricated in Seattle?
The materials were then shipped from Seattle to
Seward by regular steamship lines, then transported
450 miles on the Alaska Railroad to Nenana.

Erected by Fairbanks North Star Borough Parks and Recreation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 64° 50.309′ N, 147° 46.328′ W. Marker is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It can be reached from Airport Way. Marker and Steamer Nenana are in Pioneer Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks AK 99701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

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 itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Purchase of the Steamer Nenana (here, next to this marker); Steamer Nenana Boatel (a few steps from this marker); Steamer Nenana in World War II (a few steps from this marker); Packet Steamer (a few steps from this marker); Captain Charles Wilbur Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); 3-inch Field Gun, Model of 1902 (within shouting distance of this marker); A Cord of Wood an Hour (within shouting distance of this marker); Steamer Nenana Accommodations (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbanks.

Also see . . . Friends of S.S. Nenana. (Submitted on September 12, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024

2. Getting the Steamer Nenana to Nenana Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.