 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: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 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: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 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: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 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: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 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: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 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: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Captain William Moore The Visionary - Skagway AK in Alaska Historic Markers A former steamboat captain on the rivers in Alaska and British Columbia, Moore was an adventurer who had taken part in gold stampedes in North and South America. he believed that gold would be found, and had a vision of Skagway---with its deep-water harbor and trail through the White Pass—as the gateway to the north. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Skagway's Historic Waterfront - Skagway, AK in Alaska Historic Markers Skagway had a deep-water harbor and was the starting point of the White Pass trail. Skagway was the place where thousands of stampeders started their journey to the Klondike gold mines. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 7/13/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Chief Kyan Totem Pole-Ketchikan, AK in Alaska Historic Markers Totem poles are carved to honor deceased ancestors record history, social events, and oral tradition. They were never worshipped as religious objects. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Alaska date approved: 11/29/2019 last visited: never |
 view gallery | 1897 Skagway City Hall - Skagway AK in Alaska Historic Markers When you walk by this building you think it is just another old building until you read the marker. posted by:  kJfishman location: Alaska date approved: 10/28/2018 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Star House - Ketchikan, AK in Alaska Historic Markers The Star House is an historic building located at 5 Creek Street in Ketchikan, AK. posted by:  neoc1 location: Alaska date approved: 10/26/2018 last visited: 6/19/2019 |
 view gallery | Creek Street - Ketchikan, Alaska in Alaska Historic Markers Creek Street is located in Ketchikan, Alaska. posted by: tatie location: Alaska date approved: 7/30/2016 last visited: 6/19/2019 |
 view gallery | Tents to Skyscrapers - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers The history of Anchorage, from the initial tent city to the surveying and auction of the lots forming the new town in 1915. Located on the east side of C Street. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 12/4/2015 |
 view gallery | Bridging the Gap - Denali Train Depot - Denali National Park in Alaska Historic Markers This is one of several markers located on the platform at the Denali Train Depot. There is a set of the markers on the north and the south side of the depot. You do not need a ticket to view these markers. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 7/12/2016 |
 view gallery | A Road More Traveled - Denali Train Depot - Denali National Park in Alaska Historic Markers This is one of several markers located on the platform at the Denali Train Depot. There is a set of the markers on the north and the south side of the depot. You do not need a ticket to view these markers. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 6/25/2014 |
 view gallery | The Time-Honored Trail - Denali Train Depot - Denali National Park in Alaska Historic Markers This is one of several markers located on the platform at the Denali Train Depot. There is a set of the markers on the north and the south side of the depot. You do not need a ticket to view these markers. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 6/25/2014 |
 view gallery | Tunnels Lost to Time - Denali Train Depot - Denali National Park in Alaska Historic Markers History of three tunnels along the Alaska Railroad. All three have now been removed. Located on the side of the Denali Train Depot. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 7/12/2016 |
 view gallery | Mountains in Motion / Hot Rocks - Denali National Park in Alaska Historic Markers Glaciers and tectonic forces are still at work shaping the Denali landscape. Located in a rest stop on Park Rd., Denali National Park. See the parks web site for access information. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 8/12/2017 |
 view gallery | Ice Age Hunters - Denali National Park in Alaska Historic Markers Ice age hunters flowed the Caribou trails through Denali. Located at a rest stop along the Park Road in the Denali Nation Park. See parks web site for access information. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 1/23/2014 last visited: 7/11/2016 |
 view gallery | Anchorage Aloft! - Earthquake park - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers This marker is located in Earthquake Park located on W Northern Lights Blvd. It is also accessible from the Tony Knowles Bicycle Trail. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 9/14/2013 last visited: 8/15/2017 |
 view gallery | Measuring the Magnitude of Damage - Earthquake park - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers This marker is located in Earthquake Park located on W Northern Lights Blvd. It is also accessible from the Tony Knowles Bicycle Trail. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 9/14/2013 last visited: 8/15/2017 |
 view gallery | Tsunami - Earthquake park - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers This marker is located in Earthquake Park located on W Northern Lights Blvd. It is also accessible from the Tony Knowles Bicycle Trail. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 9/14/2013 last visited: 8/15/2017 |
 view gallery | The earth did quake - Earthquake park - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers This marker is located in Earthquake Park located on W Northern Lights Blvd. It is also accessible from the Tony Knowles Bicycle Trail. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 9/14/2013 last visited: 8/15/2017 |
 view gallery | Turnagain Heights Slide - Earthquake park - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers This marker is located in Earthquake Park located on W Northern Lights Blvd. It is also accessible from the Tony Knowles Bicycle Trail. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 9/14/2013 last visited: 8/15/2017 |
 view gallery | James Cook - Anchorage, AK in Alaska Historic Markers This plaque is on the front of the base of the statue of Capt. James Cook in Resolution Park overlooking Cook Inlet and is on L St in Anchorage, AK. posted by: Lat34North location: Alaska date approved: 9/14/2013 last visited: 5/17/2016 |
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