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

Constitution Hall

Alaska Centennial 1867 • 1967

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024

1. Constitution Hall Marker

Inscription.

The Constitutional Convention
convened here November 8, 1955,
to draft a Constitution for Alaska.
The good work of this convention
was rewarded with the granting of
statehood on January 3, 1959.

Erected 1967 by State of Alaska Centennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is November 8, 1955.

Location. 64° 51.434′ N, 147° 49.318′ W. Marker is in College, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It can be reached from Tok Lane. Marker is at the entrance to Constitution Hall, on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1692 Tok Lane, Fairbanks AK 99709, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Constitutional Convention (a few steps from this marker); Charles E. Bunnell (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Engineers (about 600 feet away); The Cornerstone's Origin (about 700 feet away); The Cornerstone: A Symbol (about 700 feet away); The Middle Kuskokwim River (approx. half a mile away); The Russian American Company (approx. half a mile away); Saving an Alaskan Treasure (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College.

Also see . . . The Constitution of the State of Alaska. (Submitted on September 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Constitution Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024

2. Constitution Hall

Marker is in the entrance alcove

Alaska Constitution Marker image. Click for full size.

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

3. Alaska Constitution Marker

In Golden Heart Plaza in downtown Fairbanks

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.