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Charles E. Bunnell

 
 
Charles E. Bunnell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024
1. Charles E. Bunnell Marker
Inscription.

First President
Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines,
University of Alaska
Dec. 7, 1921 - Jul. 1, 1949
"Ad summum"

Sculptor: J. Bugbee Jackson

 
Erected by University of Alaska Fairbanks.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is July 1, 1949.
 
Location. 64° 51.367′ N, 147° 49.21′ W. Marker is in College, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is on Salcha Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker and statue are at the entrance to Cornerstone Plaza, on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1810 Salcha Street, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Cornerstone's Origin (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cornerstone: A Symbol (within shouting distance of this marker); Engineers (within shouting distance of this marker); Constitution Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Constitutional Convention (about 500 feet away); The Middle Kuskokwim River (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Russian American Company
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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Saving an Alaskan Treasure (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College.
 
Also see . . .  Charles Bunnell (Univ of Alaska Presidents). (Submitted on September 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Charles E. Bunnell Statue and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024
2. Charles E. Bunnell Statue and Marker
Cornerstone Plaza in background
Charles E. Bunnell Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 18, 2024
3. Charles E. Bunnell Statue
 
 
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 164 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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