Fairbanks_Exploration_Company_Gold_Dredge_No._5

Fairbanks Exploration Company Gold Dredge No. 5

Fairbanks Exploration Company Gold Dredge No. 5

United States historic place

The Fairbanks Exploration Company Gold Dredge No. 5 was a historic gold mining dredge in a remote area of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, north of the city of Fairbanks. It was last located on Upper Dome Creek, shortly northeast of the mouth of Seattle Creek, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Fairbanks,[4] prior to its being scrapped c. 2012.[1][2] The dredge was manufactured by the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1928, shipped in pieces to Alaska, and assembled by the Fairbanks Exploration Company on Cleary Creek, where it was used until 1942. It thereafter served on Eldorado Creek (1947–55) and Dome Creek (1955-59) before it was abandoned.[4]

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The dredge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Scrapping History for Fun and (no) Profit". Save It For Parts. January 9, 2013. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Another dredge update (citing a letter from Alaska SHPO)". Save It For Parts. January 23, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. [3]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "NRHP nomination for F.E. Company Gold Dredge No. 5". National Park Service. Retrieved February 11, 2015.


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