Amundsen Cabin, A Street, Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
Summary
Significance: This was a private home used by internationally famed explorer Roald Amundsen when he mushed to Eagle in order to send news of his successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in 1905. After two weeks he left Eagle to return to his icebound ship the Gjoa.
Survey number: HABS AK-7-H
Building/structure dates: ca. 1905 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000919
Tags
Date
1905
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Eagle, 64.78806, -141.20000
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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