The Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2 is a historic gold miningdredge in a remote area of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, northeast of the city of Fairbanks. It is currently located on the north bank of Fish Creek, shortly northeast of the mouth of Slippery Creek. Its main structure is a compartmented steel hull, 128 feet (39 m) long, 60 feet (18 m) wide, and 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with a 1-2 story superstructure above made of steel and wood framing sheathed in corrugated metal. It has three gantries, and a digging ladder 112 feet (34 m) long at its bow that weights 178,000 pounds (81,000 kg). All of its original operating equipment was reported to be in place in 1999. The dredge was built in 1927 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and assembled for use in Alaska in 1928. It was operated by the Fairbanks Exploration Company in the Goldstream Valley from 1928 to 1949, and on Fairbanks Creek and lower Fish Creek from 1950 to 1961.[2]
fairbanks, exploration, company, dredge, historic, gold, mining, dredge, remote, area, fairbanks, north, star, borough, alaska, northeast, city, fairbanks, currently, located, north, bank, fish, creek, shortly, northeast, mouth, slippery, creek, main, structur. The Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No 2 is a historic gold mining dredge in a remote area of Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska northeast of the city of Fairbanks It is currently located on the north bank of Fish Creek shortly northeast of the mouth of Slippery Creek Its main structure is a compartmented steel hull 128 feet 39 m long 60 feet 18 m wide and 12 feet 3 7 m high with a 1 2 story superstructure above made of steel and wood framing sheathed in corrugated metal It has three gantries and a digging ladder 112 feet 34 m long at its bow that weights 178 000 pounds 81 000 kg All of its original operating equipment was reported to be in place in 1999 The dredge was built in 1927 by the Bethlehem Steel Company and assembled for use in Alaska in 1928 It was operated by the Fairbanks Exploration Company in the Goldstream Valley from 1928 to 1949 and on Fairbanks Creek and lower Fish Creek from 1950 to 1961 2 F E Company Dredge No 2U S National Register of Historic PlacesAlaska Heritage Resources SurveyLocationNorth bank of Fish Creek near the mouth of Slippery CreekNearest cityFairbanks AlaskaCoordinates65 2 35 N 147 5 37 W 65 04306 N 147 09361 W 65 04306 147 09361Arealess than one acreBuilt1928 1928 Built byBethlehem Steel CompanyNRHP reference No 99000763 1 AHRS No LIV 00102Added to NRHPJune 30 1999See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough AlaskaReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 NRHP nomination for F E Company Dredge No 2 National Park Service Retrieved February 10 2015 nbsp This article about a property in Alaska on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a location in the Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaska is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about mining is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No 2 amp oldid 1168966693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
