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The roadhouse was originally built in 1907-1908 by John Sullivan and his wife along the banks of Delta Creek, on the path of a winter cutoff of the main trail between Valdez and Fairbanks. Used by the Valdez-Fairbanks Winter Stage Line, frozen stream crossings in the winter months allowed a savings of 35 miles from the main trail, which was ...
After the rush ended, the Army kept the trail open in order to connect its posts at Fort Liscum in Valdez, and Fort Egbert in Eagle. The Valdez-to-Eagle trail, and its branch to Fairbanks, became one of the most important access routes to the Alaska Interior during the Fairbanks ' gold rush of 1902, and the 1903 construction of a WAMCATS ...
The Rapids Roadhouse, variously known as Black Rapids Roadhouse or Rapids Hunting Lodge, opened at least by 1904 to serve travelers on the new Valdez-Fairbanks Trail. Of more than thirty roadhouses that operated along the route between 1902 and 1923, Rapids Roadhouse is one of the few that survive.
The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, running 368 miles (562 km) and connecting Valdez to Fairbanks. It is marked as Alaska Route 4 from Valdez to Delta Junction and as Alaska Route 2 from there to Fairbanks. It also connects segments of Alaska Route 1 between the Glenn Highway and the Tok Cut-Off. The Richardson ...
Tangle Lakes Archeological District: November 12, 1971 : Address restricted [6] Paxson: The archeological district is mostly comprised in Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska. [7] 23: Teeland's Country Store: Teeland's Country Store: November 14, 1978 : Corner of East Herning Avenue and North Boundary Street
Small museum located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Information, look for listing: Fairbanks Community Museum: Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Local history Located in the former city hall Fairbanks Ice Museum: Fairbanks Fairbanks North Star Interior Art Ice sculptures Fort Egbert: Eagle: Unorganized Interior Military
Southeast Fairbanks: Historic district with over 100 well-preserved buildings from the Gold Rush years on the Yukon River. Roald Amundsen announced his successful traverse of the Northwest Passage from here in 1905 18: Fort Durham Site: June 2, 1978 : Address restricted [6], near Taku Harbor in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska: Juneau
This resulted in the establishment of the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail, an offshoot of the earlier Valdez-Eagle Trail. The early trail followed the Valdez-Eagle Trail, then split at the Gakona River, then crossed Isabel Pass and the Tanana Valley. [20] By 1903, horses were being used to haul supplies and mail over the pass, replacing sled dogs. [21]