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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14N3_alaskas-gold-rush-era_Harding-Birch-Lakes-AK.html
Gold discoveries brought Alaska and the Yukon to the attention of the world. A series of stampedes occurred over more than three decades. Drawn by dreams of gold, men and women from many places and all walks of life participated in an adventure th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14MY_barnettes-landing_Fairbanks-AK.html
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 1867-1967State of AlaskaGovernor Walter J. Hick…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14MT_tanana-valley-gold_Harding-Birch-Lakes-AK.html
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 catapul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1428_lacey-street-theater-1939_Fairbanks-AK.html
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, ornam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1414_james-a-maple_Fairbanks-AK.html
Dr. Maple was a structural engineer and principal designer of the trans-Alaska pipeline. He holds three patents for his development of innovative pipe supports that enabled the warm oil pipeline to safely traverse areas of permafrost. He pioneered…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1405_the-north-pole_North-Pole-AK.html
This pole is one of two poles manufactured in 1951 as part of a campaign to properly mark the top of the Earth. After a grand tour of the United States, its twin was pushed out of the tail hatch of an Alaska Airlines DC-4 over the geographic North…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVWZ_suter-house_Fairbanks-AK.html
Suter, "The Live Jeweler" and E.R. Peoples, owner of E.R. Peoples General Merchandise, married two sisters in 1910.They built these two adjoining houses, together one of the first modern homes in town.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVWY_fairbanks-public-schools_Fairbanks-AK.html
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 the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVWX_cushman-street_Fairbanks-AK.html
"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
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVWV_the-line_Fairbanks-AK.html
Noticeable among the earliest pioneers settling in Fairbanks were prostitutes, women of the demimonde who stampeded to the new Fairbanks gold camp from Dawson, Circle City, Rampart and points beyond. In a city where men far outnumbered women, earn…