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Wickersham Cabin

 
 
Wickersham Cabin Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 27, 2010
1. Wickersham Cabin Marker
Inscription. This is the site of the original cabin of James J. Wickersham. He was an author, pioneer judge, congressional delegate and Alaska Visionary. Alaska Centennial 1867-1967 State of Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel Alaska Centennial Commission
 
Erected 1967 by Alaska Centennial Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsNotable Buildings.
 
Location. 64° 50.657′ N, 147° 42.943′ W. Marker is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Noble Street on 1st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 1st Ave, 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 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Settlement (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); c.1914 Agricultural Display (about 300 feet away); The Model Cafι / A. E. "Cap" Lathrop (about 300 feet away); Tanana Indians / Exploration (about 300 feet away); Lacey Street Theater (1939) (about 300 feet away); We Flew in the Same Sky (about 400 feet away); Women in Wartime (about 400 feet away); Home Front to Front Lines (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbanks.
 
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1. Find a Grave: James Wickersham. (Submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. James Wickersham - Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
 
Additional keywords. Judge, justice
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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