Pedro Monument - Fairbanks, Alaska - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The memorial has two bronze plaques mounted on a boulder. The larger of the two plaques has a bas-relief showing a bust of Felix Pedro. The plaques are inscribed:

Felix Pedro
On July 22, 1902
In the Creek Opposite Here
Made The
First Discovery Of Gold
In The Fairbanks District

Dedicated By
Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 4
July 22, 1952

Felice Pedroni
Locally Known As
Felix Pedro

 

  The monument is located at a pull off from the Steese Highway across from Discovery Creek where he found the gold which led to the development of Fairbanks and the gold rush to Fairbanks in 1902.

TITLE: Pedro Monument ARTIST(S): Unknown DATE: 1952. Dedicated July 22, 1952. MEDIUM: Bronze plaques CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AK000087 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Steese Highway, mi. 16.5, on a turn-off parking area, Fairbanks, Alaska DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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