view gallery |  Savage Camp -- Denali Park Road, Denali National Park, AK USA
in Alaska Historic Markers This historical marker is located at the trailhead shed waiting area for the Savage camp bus stop along the Park Road in Denali National Park posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: 01/30/2023 |
view gallery |  Grit and Luck Won the Summit -- Denali Main Visitor Center, Denali NP, AK USA
in Alaska Historic Markers This marker commemorates the men that made the first summit of Denali's South Peak. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: 01/30/2023 |
view gallery |  Harry Karstens -- Denali Main Visitor Center, Denali NP, AK USA
in Alaska Historic Markers Harry Karstens was the first superintendent of what is now known as Denali National Park, formerly Mount McKinley National Park posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: 01/30/2023 |
view gallery |  The Park Hotel -- Denali Main Visitor Center, Denali NP, AK USA
in Alaska Historic Markers A small national Park information sign tells the history of the Park Hotel, which was near this location from 1937 to 2002. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: 01/30/2023 |
view gallery |  TAPS Throughput -- Alyeska Pipeline Pull-Out, Fairbanks AK USA
in Alaska Historic Markers Second of two modern history signs at the entrance to the short trail to the pipeline, this marker explains important facts and history of the Alyeska pipeline posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: 01/30/2023 |
view gallery |  Pipeline Facts -- Alyeska Pipeline Pull-out, Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers One of two modern history signs at the entrance to the short trail to the pipeline, this marker explains important facts and history of the Alyeska pipeline posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 12/01/2022 |
view gallery |  James W. Dalton -- Dalton Hwy pull-out, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK USA
in Alaska Historic Markers This historical marker is dedicated to James W Dalton, lifelong Alaskan and civil engineer whose knowledge of construction in permafrost environments on the North Slope opened northern Alaska for petroleum exploration and extraction posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 11/30/2022 last visited: 12/01/2022 |
view gallery |  Constitution Hall -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Second of two markers at this location, this marker is located inside the entrance to Constitution Hall. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/20/2022 last visited: 10/21/2022 |
view gallery |  Wickersham Cabin -- Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers The Alaska historical marker for the Wickersham cabin in Fairbanks posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/20/2022 last visited: 10/21/2022 |
view gallery |  Constitution Park -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers The sign of history at Constitution Park on the campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbank posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/20/2022 last visited: 10/21/2022 |
view gallery |  Gould Cabin -- Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Second of two historical markers at the Gould log cabin near the banks of the Chena River, this marker is located along Dunkel Street posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  A Step Back in Time - Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers One of two historical markers at the Gould log cabin near the banks of the Chena River, this marker is nearest to the Morris Thompson Visitor Center on Dunkel Street posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  Northern Commercial Company - Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers This historical marker preserves the history of the Northern Commercial Company, which played a huge role in opening the interior of Alaska to settlement from its foothold in Fairbanks posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  Life Along the Cheana River - Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers One of three historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  The Founding of Fairbanks - Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Third of three historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  The Early Gold Rush - Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers One of two historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  Aviation / "The Flying Baritone" - Fairbanks AK
in Alaska Historic Markers This historical marker related the early history of aviation in Alaska, including the story of Fairbanks native Robert Crawford "The Flying Baritone" who wrote the Air Force Song posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Alaska date approved: 10/19/2022 last visited: 10/20/2022 |
view gallery |  Fort William H. Seward - Haines AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Fort Seward was the first permanent military base in Alaska. Completed in 1904 on 100 acres of land. It remained active until 1944. Named for William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State who arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 04/27/2022 last visited: 04/28/2022 |
view gallery |  David Lawrence ~ Henry Robb Cabin
in Alaska Historic Markers A historic home to visit in Talkeetna, AK posted by: chrissyml location: Alaska date approved: 01/29/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Wagner Mine - Juneau AK
in Alaska Historic Markers The Chilkoot Shaft, seen here at the Gold Creek Salmon Bake, is a remnant of an airshaft that served the Wagner Mine, which was part of the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 07/13/2020 last visited: 10/30/2021 |
view gallery |  Pelton wheels - Juneau AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Pelton wheels are among the most efficient types of water wheels. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton (1829-1908) in the 1870s, and is an impulse machine, meaning that it uses Newton’s second law to extract energy from a jet of fluid. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 07/13/2020 last visited: 10/30/2021 |
view gallery |  Liberty Bell Reproduction - Juneau AK
in Alaska Historic Markers This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was placed on permanent display at the Treasury by direction of Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. It is a duplicate of the original Liberty Bell in tone as well as in structural details and dimensions. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 07/13/2020 last visited: 04/30/2023 |
view gallery |  Klondike Gold - Skagway AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Klondike Gold. The quickest route to Dawson and the gold fields was by the railroad to Whitehorse and steamboat down the Yukon River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 07/13/2020 last visited: 12/24/2022 |
view gallery |  Skagway Centennial Statue 1897 - Skagway AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Skagway was originally spelled S-K-A-G-U-A, a Tlingit Indian word for “windy place.” The first people in the area were Tlingits from the Chilkoot and Chilkat villages in the Haines-Klukwan area. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 07/13/2020 last visited: 12/26/2022 |
view gallery |  Three Thousand Pack Animals - Skagway AK
in Alaska Historic Markers Rendering of a loaded pack horse and pack mule--
The dead are speaking in memory of us three thousand pack animals that laid our bones on these awful hills during the Gold Rush of 1897-1898. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 07/13/2020 last visited: 06/15/2022 |
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