Life Along the Cheana River - Fairbanks AK
N 64° 50.635 W 147° 43.350
6W E 465731 N 7191255
One of three historical markers placed by the Alaska Gold Rush Centennial along First Avenue in downtown Fairbanks
Waymark Code: WM16WPD
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2022
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This historical marker is the first 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:
"LIFE ALONG THE CHENA RIVER
[Alaska Gold Rush Centennial]
Eight hundred people lived in Fairbanks in the winter of 1903. By the summer of 1904 the population had swelled to 5,000.
The thriving town had two newspapers and numerous hotels, like the two-story Pioneer. It featured 100 rooms, steam heat, electric lights, baths and flush toilets.
A major fire 1906 destroyed most of Fairbanks. The town quickly rebuilt and in place of the early log cabins there now arose more substantial one and two-story buildings of frame construction with imported millwork.
[Seal of the Alaska Gold Rush Commission Task Force]"
Marker Name: Life Along the Cheana River
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
This marker is located along the Chena Riverside sidewalk along First Avenue, north of the Yukon Quest headquarters
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2002
Marker Number: n/a
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Visit Instructions:
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