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Fairbanks Chena riverfront camp

Riverbank Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

Founded on a trading post in 1901 and boomed by the 1902 Tanana gold strikes; sternwheeler landings and cabin refuse line the Chena.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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