This field gun is an American design. It was the US Army's first steel, rifled, breech loading, and recoiling field gun. In the fall of 1902, work on the new 3-inch field artillery was started. Interchangeability, as far as practicality of parts . . . — — Map (db m256647) HM
This cabin was moved
from 7th Avenue, and
has not been identified.
The original records
for all of these cabins
were lost during
the 1967 flood. — — Map (db m256864) HM
The Expedition Members
Episcopal Archdeacon Hudson Stuck and Harry Karstens co-led the expedition. Walter Harper and Robert Tatum completed the ascent team. Alaska Native youths John Fredson (Johnny Fred), who was Gwich'in, and Esaias . . . — — Map (db m257240) HM
In 1967, Fairbanks experienced the greatest flood in its history, as the Chena River
seemingly swallowed the city whole.
It's Raining, It's Pouring
Fairbanks residents expect cooler and shorter days and a little rain in August, but . . . — — Map (db m256584) HM
Fairbanks flooded in 1967; there was a fear that the
SS Nenana might float away, so holes were drilled in
her hull. Drilling holes in the hull caused the Nenana
to sink into the pond where she was moored.
You can still see where those . . . — — Map (db m256630) HM
The Alaska Highway was built in 1942 in 8 months. The Highway stretches 1422 miles from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Delta Junction. The Highway was built as a military necessity and followed along a line of existing airfields, winter . . . — — Map (db m257075) HM
Completed in 1942
Constructed in just 8 months in 1942, this 2,450 kilometre highway provided an essential transportation link to the northwest of North America during the Second World War, and has since remained a major . . . — — Map (db m257084) HM
During World War II under the leadership of
Major "Muktuk" Marston and 21 paid staff, 6,368 Volunteers from
7 Native ethnic groups and European Americans, whose collective
ages ranged from 12-80 years of age, including some 30 women, . . . — — Map (db m256484) HM WM
From the first communications project- an ill-fated attempt to string a trans-Siberian telegraph cable linking America with Europe in the 1860s to the satellite technology of today. Alaska has been a rugged proving
ground for the . . . — — Map (db m257333) HM
Davidson Ditch Pipeline was built to supply water to gold mining dredges in the interior of Alaska. It was a 90-mile water conduit from multiple river drainages south of the Yukon River that terminated at the gold fields just north of Fairbanks. . . . — — Map (db m257487) HM
Alaska's heritage has evolved from its abundant supply of minerals. Centuries before the Russians settled here, Alaska natives utilized various minerals for carved utensils, ornaments, religious objects, and weapons.
The Russians discovered . . . — — Map (db m257331) HM
It was not a year
Just like other years;
Somehow 'Eighty-Four was special,
As if the hand of God
Had briefly brushed the place
And sparked a miracle.
It was a year to remember: the Bridge of Flags to lift the spirit; all those honored . . . — — Map (db m257282) HM
[Historic photo captions, clockwise from top center, read]
Prospector Felix Pedro, Discoverer of the Fairbanks Mining District
Prospector using rocker box to recover gold
Hoisting with a windlass at the prospect site
. . . — — Map (db m257482) HM
Artist's Statement
Alaska and everything this beautiful state represents has always held not only awe but tenderness in my heart; awe for the land and its peoples - tenderness for the family and dear
friend relationships nurtured here. . . . — — Map (db m257251) HM
The first people to inhabit this great land are now known as Athabascan Indians. Despite popular anthropological beliefs that describe man's migration to Alaska via a land bridge or from the southern hemisphere, Athabascan mythology contains many . . . — — Map (db m257312) HM
In 1913 Fairbanks merchants invited Lilly and James V. Martin to bring their airplane to Fairbanks. The Martins shipped their crated airplane from Seattle. When it reached Fairbanks, Martin and his wife, who was England's first woman aviator, . . . — — Map (db m256495) 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
With no roads and sparse trails, the rivers were the highways in Alaska in the early 20th Century. Historically, the area along the Chena River has been a gathering place for people. It's likely that ages ago hunters and gatherers came to barter, . . . — — Map (db m257177) HM
Before you is Bartlett Plaza honoring Edward L. "Bob" Bartlett (1904-1968), Alaska's first United States Senator. Senator Bartlett was born to Gold Rush Parents and lived in mining camps around the Interior. He was educated in Fairbanks schools, . . . — — Map (db m256606) HM
The Lavelle Young was built in 1898. She was 140 ft. long, 32 ft. wide, and had a draft of 3 ft. She could travel at about 12 m.p.h. Her crew consisted of a captain, mate, engineer, purser, and steward. She could carry about 28 . . . — — Map (db m256926) HM
Presented to the People of Fairbanks
by
Festival Fairbanks 84
and
The Fairbanks Downtown Association
[Dedicated] January 3, 1984 — — Map (db m257086) HM
For many years, farmers displayed locally grown grains and vegetables in the downtown area near the site of today's Visitors' Bureau log cabin on First Avenue. The display pictured here dates from around 1914. — — Map (db m257140) HM
Originally located between
Lacey & Cushman Streets,
this cabin was built
in the early 1900's.
It was generously donated
by Edgar Philleo. — — Map (db m256941) 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
As nomadic hunter and gatherer people, the Athabascans relied on their ability to track and hunt herds of migrating caribou in order to survive Alaska's harsh climate. In the wild, caribou are migratory, traveling long distances each year from . . . — — Map (db m282375) HM
The 1967 flood in Fairbanks made one thing clear-the city and nearby Fort Wainwright needed better flood control.
Planning Ahead
The Chena River has a history of flooding, but the damage from the 1967 flood was so extensive that it . . . — — Map (db m256591) HM
From 1905 to 1909, Fairbanks enjoyed several fruitful years of mining as a placer gold camp. However, promising new gold strikes in other parts of Alaska were beginning to pull people and businesses out of Fairbanks. Several key businessmen . . . — — Map (db m257489) HM
Clay Street Cemetery is the final resting place for a number of
Interior Alaska's early pioneers. Founded in 1903, it is a microcosm of
ethnicities, trades, society, and beliefs. The significance of Fairbanks'
first . . . — — Map (db m256401) HM
The City of Fairbanks was incorporated on November 10, 1903,
after the discovery of gold in the Tanana Valley in 1902. This
location, originally identified as the Fairbanks Cemetery, was
later renamed Clay Street Cemetery after the adjacent . . . — — Map (db m256398) HM
Rotary Club of Fairbanks presents this entrance to the
historic Clay Street Cemetery to the City of Fairbanks
September 20, 2010
Commemorating 70 years of Rotary Club
Service in Alaska's Interior
1940 - 2010
"Service Above Self" . . . — — Map (db m256400) HM
In Memoriam
From 1905 to 1916 at least 83 men died and 400 were injured in gold mining accidents in the Fairbanks area. Underground mining was dangerous during this pioneer era. Most died from cave-ins, falling down shafts, being struck by . . . — — Map (db m47383) HM
[Representative Pioneer of Alaska]
Robert Joseph "Bob" Geis
Born June 1859 Long Island, New York
Died 13 July 1916 Fairbanks
Locomotive Engineer / City Councilman
Husband of Minnie Dahl
Burial location: Eagles SE 1046. . . . — — Map (db m256408) HM
The history of Alaska would not be complete without mention of the fuel that made possible the exploration, settlement, and industries of this immense land. COAL from the corners of Alaska (Coal Cove on the Kenai Peninsula, Admiralty Island in . . . — — Map (db m257328) HM
Born June 1842 Oriskany Falls, NY
Died 11 Sept 1905 Fairbanks, AK
World's First Professional Wrestler
Civil War Veteran
[Masonic symbol] — — Map (db m256460) HM
Dedicated to the Recipients of the
Nation's Oldest Military Decoration
"The Purple Heart"
My stone is red for the blood they shed.
The medal I bear is my countrys
way to show they care.
If I could be seen by all . . . — — Map (db m256483) WM
It took a tremendous amount of determination and fortitude to live in the Tanana Valley in the early days of Fairbanks Survival during the long winters that isolated the community from the outside world required fellowship. People had to depend . . . — — Map (db m257208) HM
When people first came to Fairbanks in 1902 buildings were of log. Later "tin" was used for roofing and siding. The waterfront N.C. Co. store and powerplant behind it
were wood, sided and roofed with "tin." The N.C. Co. . . . — — Map (db m257381) HM
In Fairbanks, mining by individuals on small claims was the norm until the late 1920's.
The arrival of the Fairbanks Exploration (F.E.) Company brought professional mining engineers and the latest dredging equipment to the area. The company . . . — — Map (db m256493) HM
Instead of row after row of empty houses (Dawson), they are building new stores. The place is alive and busy-a little too crowded when we got there. a tourist in Fairbanks, 1928 — — Map (db m47406) HM
This totem is dedicated
in loving memory of
Daniel A. Frederick
April 15, 1946 - December 11, 2008
The original owner of
"Blondies"
We Miss You! — — Map (db m256879) HM
Denali's high latitude (north of 63°) and high altitude (20,310 ft.) create intensely cold and windy conditions. Spring offered the optimal weather for approaching and climbing the mountain in 1913. Still, its remote location and frigid . . . — — Map (db m257234) HM
Doctor Stearns, the first
veterinarian in Fairbanks
built this cabin himself[.]
Doc was an avid
movie goer and also
operated a small farm. — — Map (db m256861) HM
Dr. William Ranson Wood, born February 8, 1907,came to Alaska in 1960 to serve as the fourth president of the University of Alaska. His innovative leadership transformed a small institution into a multi- campus university of international . . . — — Map (db m290706) HM
This replica is believed
to have been part of the
original homestead owned
by Dr. Young, one of the
first Dairy Farmers in
Fairbanks. It was moved to
this site from 11th Avenue. — — Map (db m256713) HM
Riverboats, bringing food and supplies to the miners on the creeks north of Fairbanks, plied the Chena River until the Tanana Valley Railroad was built in 1907.
To reach the gold-bearing gravels, early miners dug vertical shafts through 80-100 . . . — — Map (db m256489) HM
Most steamers were very loud and could
be heard coming for many miles. The
Nenana's engine room had been
designed to include a condenser; the
used steam could be cooled resulting in
clean distilled water recycled back
through the boilers . . . — — Map (db m256624) HM
"I made the claim for this church that it meant light: that it meant more light here in Fairbanks."
-Archdeacon Hudson Stuck in the first service at St. Matthew's.
The Episcopal Church's activity in Alaska's vast interior had been . . . — — Map (db m257165) HM
Every summer in July, Fairbanks celebrates "Golden Days" in memory of Felix Pedro, a beloved, humble figure. Though there is a Barnette Elementary School and a Barnette street-there is no Barnette celebration. It took only 10 years for E. T. . . . — — Map (db m257491) HM
It All Started with Gold
In 1901, Felix Pedro and Tom Gilmore were panning the creeks in the unexplored wilderness of the Tanana Valley. The same year, trader E. T. Barnette was traveling the river system to find a location for a trading . . . — — Map (db m257318) HM
Fairbanks Aerie No. 137 and Ladies Auxiliary
5th Day of March, A.D. 1905 15th Day of October, A.D. 1946
The Fairbanks Eagles Aerie No. 1037, the farthest-north Aerie, has a long and colorful history. Organized and chartered in 1905, its . . . — — Map (db m257425) HM
The passage to Tanacross was not possible due to low water levels. Captain Adams dropped Barnette, his trade goods and family on the banks of the Chena Slough. Captain Adams stayed long enough to construct two cabins. One was for . . . — — Map (db m256897) HM
The Alaska Constitution provides that "the entire State shall be divided in boroughs, organized or unorganized." Delegates to the Constitutional Convention chose "borough" rather than the more commonly accepted term "county" to avoid restrictive . . . — — Map (db m257324) HM
In the winter of 1904, the first Fairbanks Public School was opened. Ten students finished the spring term. In the fall of 1905, the school enrolled 50 students. The next year, 150 students attended.
Construction of a much-needed new school on . . . — — Map (db m219204) HM
The Chena River affected all who lived in its valley. During the warm months fish camps sprang up along its banks. Caribou descended the hills to cross the river on their migration to calving grounds. Moose browsed along its backwaters, and . . . — — Map (db m257189) HM
Noble Dick, M D · President Wm S Burton · Vice President
Herb Kirby · Secretary Curtis Adams · Treasurer
Jack Winston · Director Brice Howard · Director
Arthur S Brown · Director
Don Adler · Harry Arend · Roy Ferguson · Kenneth . . . — — Map (db m257103) HM
presents this Clock Tower and Carillon
to the City of Fairbanks
September 20, 1990
commemorating the First Fifty Years of
Rotary Club Service in the Alaskan Interior
1940 - 1990
Rotary Club of Fairbanks, Alaska
During the . . . — — Map (db m257121) HM
In November of 1907, a two-story wooden schoolhouse with a cupola was completed on this site. Over time, to accommodate growth, the schoolhouse was expanded and additions were made. In 1932, the school was destroyed by fire, but rebuit in 1934 as . . . — — Map (db m238727) HM
Construction of an overland route from Valdez on Prince William Sound to Eagle on the Yukon River near the Canadian border started in 1899. Events in the Tanana Valley soon necessitated a trail from Fairbanks to Valdez. Between 1905 and 1906, the . . . — — Map (db m256556) HM
Steamboats crowded the Chena River in the few months between break-up and freeze-up, bringing passengers and much-needed merchandise to the isolated community. — — Map (db m256551) HM
This solidly built, almost square, two-story home was constructed in the 1904 to
1905 time period as a family home for Falcon Joslin and his family. Falcon Joslin was
born in Tennessee and was educated as a lawyer. He practiced law in Seattle . . . — — Map (db m257184) HM
Operating along Illinois Street for over 40 years, the Fairbanks Exploration (F.E.) Company was vital to the development of Fairbanks and Interior Alaska.
Boom to Bust
When gold was discovered near Fairbanks in 1902, it triggered a rush . . . — — Map (db m257229) HM
One of the earliest in
Fairbanks, this cabin was built
around 1904 by two Finns.
It was located on Second Avenue.
The original mud can still be
seen between some of the logs.
It was owned by Lena Ferguson
until 1954, and donated by . . . — — Map (db m256714) HM
First Captain Charles Adams, nephew [of]
Howard Adams, had worked as a mess boy
in the early days of the Steamer Nenana.
Howard served as the last Captain retiring
the boat from passenger service in 1949.
Then as a cargo steamer in . . . — — Map (db m256621) HM
Fairbanks first bank, First National Bank
of Fairbanks, opened its doors in 1905. We
served the Interior under that name until 1987
when we became Key Bank of Alaska. This plaque
represents our employees' pride in our . . . — — Map (db m257426) HM
The First Presbyterian Church in Fairbanks has pervasive historic roots in both southeast Alaska and the Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. Dr. and Reverend S. Hall Young established the first protestant church in Alaska in 1879 at Fort . . . — — Map (db m256477) HM
Captain E.T. Barnette, whose trading post on the Chena River became the city of Fairbanks, arrived here on the sternwheeler Lavelle Young with Captain Adams on August 26, 1901.
Felix Pedro and partners, mining for gold in the hills above town, . . . — — Map (db m47382) HM
Riverboats have plied the rivers of Alaska and the Yukon for more than 100 years. They were the primary mode of transportation to the gold fields of Interior Alaska, bringing prospectors and supplies to the growing boom towns along . . . — — Map (db m257436) HM
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of . . . — — Map (db m257155) HM
The Steamer SS Nenana was fabricated in Seattle?
The materials were then shipped from Seattle to
Seward by regular steamship lines, then transported
450 miles on the Alaska Railroad to Nenana. — — Map (db m256688) HM
Although the use of the riverfront changed over the years, the people of Fairbanks retained their love for the Chena River. Today, the riverfront's parks and trails make it one of the most attractive recreational areas in Fairbanks, but not too . . . — — Map (db m257212) HM
Residents of interior and northern Alaska are fortunate to have excellent health care resources. Strong support from the people in Fairbanks and the surrounding area has been the key in developing fine facilities and services. . . . — — Map (db m257337) HM
Used by President Warren G. Harding on his trip to Alaska in 1923 to drive the Golden Spike for the Alaska Railroad. Denali" is the Indian name for Mt. McKinley, the Great One. — — Map (db m219066) HM
The Harding Car was built in 1905 in Chicago, Illinois and carried passengers until 1945. It was donated to the City of Fairbanks in 1959, and moved to the Park in 1965.
The Harding Car, also known as the Denali Car, is the train car that . . . — — Map (db m256596) HM
Over one hundred years ago, this narrow, period building began as the "First Avenue Bath House
and Health Clinic." Originally constructed of bare boards, this two-story building fronted First Avenue and the Chena River, tapering to one story for . . . — — Map (db m257157) HM
The role of transportation in advancing the civilization of the north can be traced from the very first forms of river travel between settlements on Alaska's river systems. Long before the first Russian traders sailed . . . — — Map (db m257398) HM
About 200 million years before Eskimos, whalers, white hunters, trappers or explorers set foot on the barren, pond-pocked tundra of the North Slope, 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, dynamic geologic forces were at work forming the richest . . . — — Map (db m257376) HM
1955
The idea that sparked the creation of Pioneer Park came from a Fairbanks Golden Days Celebration Committee meeting. Robert Sheldon of Pioneers of Alaska Fairbanks Igloo No. 4 took the idea to the Fairbanks Pioneer Igloos to . . . — — Map (db m256603) HM
Too often wars are described in terms of presidents and generals, emperors and kings, in grand strategy and elaborate campaigns. But wars affect the lives of all people the soldiers who fight and the women, children and men who support the . . . — — Map (db m257138) HM WM
By August, 1904, when a Catholic priest arrived in Fairbanks, all choice lots in the center of town were taken. Father Francis Monroe, a Jesuit missionary, selected land at the edge of town, bordering the Chena River. The first Roman Catholic . . . — — Map (db m135350) HM
In August 1901, the sternwheeler Lavelle Young was chartered by E. T. Barnette from Captain C. W. Adams to transport Barnette, his wife Isabelle, three men in Barnette's employ, and 130 tons of supplies for Barnette's future . . . — — Map (db m256896) HM
In Memory Of:
All of our men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces; those who perished; our veterans
who suffered the ravages and wounds of war; American Prisoners of War; and those who still
remain missing in action.
You have the . . . — — Map (db m256482) WM
"In memory of Jack Williams,
a moving force in the fund-raising
and volunteer efforts that produced
major restorations of Kitty Hensley House,
the Harding Railroad Car, the Lavelle Young
wheelhouse, and the Sternwheeler Nenana,
all . . . — — Map (db m256650) HM
In tribute to the memory of
James Wickersham
Author - Pioneer Jurist
Alaska Delegate to Congress
Introduced first Alaska Statehood bill in
64th Congress, March 30, 1916
Dedicated on the eve of Alaska Statehood at . . . — — Map (db m256715) HM
This house was located at
923 Eighth Avenue, between
Cowles and Kellum. Kittie Hensley
was one of the first owners of this
early 1900's cabin. She also owned
the Florence S., a sternwheeler that
plied the Yukon & Tanana Rivers
and . . . — — Map (db m256719) HM
Construction of the Lacey Street Theater began in 1939, and this Art Deco style building opened in 1940. Austin E. Cap Lathrop, Fairbanks businessman and financier, was its owner. The Lacey Street Theater, with its distinguished neon sign, . . . — — Map (db m58989) HM
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