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Roadside historic markers are our windows to the past. They educate us, they make us curious to investigate, or they provide a nice excuse to take a break and stretch our legs while we read what happened here. This category is for those markers found in the state of Alaska.
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Alaska Historic MarkersSavage Camp -- Denali Park Road, Denali National Park, AK USA

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 12/16/2022

last visited: 01/30/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersGrit and Luck Won the Summit -- Denali Main Visitor Center, Denali NP, AK USA

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This marker commemorates the men that made the first summit of Denali's South Peak.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 12/16/2022

last visited: 01/30/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersHarry Karstens -- Denali Main Visitor Center, Denali NP, AK USA

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Harry Karstens was the first superintendent of what is now known as Denali National Park, formerly Mount McKinley National Park

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 12/16/2022

last visited: 01/30/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersThe Park Hotel -- Denali Main Visitor Center, Denali NP, AK USA

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A small national Park information sign tells the history of the Park Hotel, which was near this location from 1937 to 2002.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 12/16/2022

last visited: 01/30/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersTAPS Throughput -- Alyeska Pipeline Pull-Out, Fairbanks AK USA

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 12/16/2022

last visited: 01/30/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersPipeline Facts -- Alyeska Pipeline Pull-out, Fairbanks AK

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 11/30/2022

last visited: 06/13/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersJames W. Dalton -- Dalton Hwy pull-out, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough, AK USA

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 11/30/2022

last visited: 12/01/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersConstitution Hall -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK

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Second of two markers at this location, this marker is located inside the entrance to Constitution Hall.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/20/2022

last visited: 10/21/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersWickersham Cabin -- Fairbanks AK

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The Alaska historical marker for the Wickersham cabin in Fairbanks

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/20/2022

last visited: 10/21/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersConstitution Park -- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks AK

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The sign of history at Constitution Park on the campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbank

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/20/2022

last visited: 10/21/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersGould Cabin -- Fairbanks AK

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 10/20/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersA Step Back in Time - Fairbanks AK

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 06/13/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersNorthern Commercial Company - Fairbanks AK

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 10/20/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersLife Along the Cheana River - Fairbanks AK

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One of three historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 10/20/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersThe Founding of Fairbanks - Fairbanks AK

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Third of three historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 10/20/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersThe Early Gold Rush - Fairbanks AK

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One of two historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 10/20/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersAviation / "The Flying Baritone" - Fairbanks AK

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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: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz

location: Alaska

date approved: 10/19/2022

last visited: 10/20/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersFort William H. Seward - Haines AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 04/27/2022

last visited: 04/28/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersDavid Lawrence ~ Henry Robb Cabin

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A historic home to visit in Talkeetna, AK

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member chrissyml

location: Alaska

date approved: 01/29/2021

last visited: 06/17/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersWagner Mine - Juneau AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 07/13/2020

last visited: 10/30/2021

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Alaska Historic MarkersPelton wheels - Juneau AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 07/13/2020

last visited: 10/30/2021

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Alaska Historic MarkersLiberty Bell Reproduction - Juneau AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 07/13/2020

last visited: 04/30/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersKlondike Gold - Skagway AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 07/13/2020

last visited: 12/24/2022

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Alaska Historic MarkersSkagway Centennial Statue 1897 - Skagway AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 07/13/2020

last visited: 05/31/2023

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Alaska Historic MarkersThree Thousand Pack Animals - Skagway AK

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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: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Alaska

date approved: 07/13/2020

last visited: 06/07/2023

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