Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2

F.E. Company Dredge No. 2
Nearest city Fairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates 65°2′33″N 147°5′33″W / 65.04250°N 147.09250°W / 65.04250; -147.09250Coordinates: 65°2′33″N 147°5′33″W / 65.04250°N 147.09250°W / 65.04250; -147.09250
Area less than one acre
Built 1928 (1928)
NRHP Reference # 99000763[1]
Added to NRHP June 30, 1999

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 located on the north bank of Fairbanks Creek, just downstream from 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 F. E. Company in the Goldstream Valley 1928-49, and on Fairbanks Creek 1950-61.[2]

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  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for F.E. Company Dredge No. 2" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-10.


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