The Founding of Fairbanks - Fairbanks AK
N 64° 50.633 W 147° 43.322
6W E 465753 N 7191251
Third of three historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks
Waymark Code: WM16WPB
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2022
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This historical marker is the third of three placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue between Barnette Street and Cushman Street in downtown Fairbanks, along the Cheana River.
The marker reads as follows:
"THE FOUNDING OF FAIRBANKS
Capt. E. T. Barnette, whose trading post on the Chena River became the city of Fairbanks, arrived here on the sternwheeler LAVELLE YOUNG with Capt. Adams on August 26, 1901.
Felix Pedro and partners, mining for gold in the hills above town, saw the LAVELLE YOUNG on the river, some twenty miles away ferrying supplies. Once they struck gold, the future of the trading post was assured.
Today this section along First Avenue contains three National Register Buildings and many of Fairbank’s earliest buildings.
[Seal of the Alaska Gold Rush Commission Task Force]"
Marker Name: The Founding of Fairbanks
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
This marker is located along the Chena Riverside sidewalk along First Avenue, near the Yukon Quest headquarters
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2002
Marker Number: n/a
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