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

c.1914 Agricultural Display

 
 
c.1914 Agricultural Display Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
1. c.1914 Agricultural Display Marker
Inscription.

For many years, farmers displayed locally grown grains and vegetables in the downtown area near the site of today's Visitors' Bureau log cabin on First Avenue. The display pictured here dates from around 1914.

 
Erected by Rotary Club of Fairbanks.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
 
Location. 64° 50.67′ N, 147° 43.055′ W. Marker is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is in Downtown. It is on Lacey Street north of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the kiosk on the Rabinowitz Courthouse plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Lacey Street, 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
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Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Settlement (here, next to this marker); The Model Cafι / A. E. "Cap" Lathrop (here, next to this marker); Tanana Indians / Exploration (here, next to this marker); Original Site of the Fairbanks USO (within shouting distance of this marker); Rotary Club of Fairbanks, Alaska (within shouting distance of this marker); The Fairbanks Rotary Club Clock Tower and Carillon (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairbanks Rotary Club Charter Members 1940-41 (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Presentation Anchor (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbanks.
 
c.1914 Agricultural Display Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
2. c.1914 Agricultural Display Marker
On top of the Rotary kiosk
Fairbanks Historic Districts Map Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
3. Fairbanks Historic Districts Map Marker
On top of the Rotary kiosk
Rotary Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
4. Rotary Marker
On top of the Rotary kiosk
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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