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Town of Eagle, South bank of Yukon River at Mission Creek, Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

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Town of Eagle, South bank of Yukon River at Mission Creek, Eagle, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK

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Significance: Once the judicial and transportation hub for interior Alaska, adjacent to Ft. Egbert, the military and communications center, Eagle began as a fur trading post (Belle Isle) rose to international fame when Roald Amundsen wired his successful voyage through the Northwest Passage and as part of the Gold Rush, declined in prominence but remains in existence.
Survey number: HABS AK-7
Building/structure dates: ca. 1882 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 70000919

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1950 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
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