The gold deposit found in 1902 north of present-day Fairbanks proved to be the richest in Alaska. Prospector Felix Pedro and trader E.T. Barnette played key roles in the discovery and initial rush. A second strike made the following summer . . . — — Map (db m59826) HM
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. — — Map (db m293748) HM
Captain Charles Wilbur Adams, the first Captain of the SS Nenana, was also the owner and Captain of the Steamer LaVelle Young that in 1901 offloaded E.T. Barnette, his wife, crew and supplies onto the banks of what was to become Fairbanks, . . . — — Map (db m256665) HM
