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

Barnette's Landing

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

1. Barnette's Landing Marker

Inscription. Captain E.T. Barnette, a passenger on the riverboat Lavelle Young, debarked near this site on August 26, 1901, and established a trading post which in 1902 became known as Fairbanks. 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: Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 64° 50.65′ N, 147° 43.248′ W. Marker is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. Marker is on 1st Avenue near Cushman Street. The marker is located in the Golden Hart Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairbanks AK 99701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Founding of Fairbanks (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Immaculate Conception Church (about 400 feet away); Lacey Street Theater (1939) (about 600 feet away); Fairbanks Public Schools (about 700 feet away); Cushman Street (about 700 feet away); "The Line" (about 700 feet away); Wickersham Cabin (about 800 feet away); Suter House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairbanks.

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Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Prospector Felix Pedro and trader E.T. Barnette played key roles in the Tanana River Valley gold rush.

Also see . . . E. T. Barnette - Wikipedia. (Submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Barrette's Landing Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2010

2. Barrette's Landing Marker

Photographed By Jason Fountain, June 16, 2019

3. Barnette's Landing Marker

Cushman Steet Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

4. Cushman Steet Bridge

Looking across the Chena River from Barnette's Landing toward Cushman Street Bridge. Note state flags on Cushman Street Bridge, displayed in order of admittance to the Union.

William Ransom Wood Centennial Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 27, 2012

5. William Ransom Wood Centennial Bridge

Looking across the Chena River from Barnette's Landing toward William Ransom Wood Centennial Bridge.

Milepost Circle image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2010

6. Milepost Circle

Monument to the American-Russian Alliance during WWII image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 27, 2010

7. Monument to the American-Russian Alliance during WWII

The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one party, or one nation... it must be a peace which rests on the cooperative efforts of the whole world. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 1, 1945 Address to Congress on the Yalta Conference

Native Alaskan Monument in Golden Heart Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 27, 2010

8. Native Alaskan Monument in Golden Heart Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 948 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on September 27, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on September 27, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 3. submitted on June 16, 2019. 4, 5. submitted on October 3, 2012, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 19, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.