Discovery Claim on Pedro Creek
USA /
Alaska /
Fox /
World
/ USA
/ Alaska
/ Fox
monument, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, gold mine
Historic site listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Date of significance: July 22nd, 1902
Area: 19.3 acres
Date added to NRHP: 5/13/1992
Notes: Italian immigrant Felix Pedro discovered gold on this site on July 22nd, 1902. Pedro's discovery is cited as one of the precipitating events that led to the founding of the city of Fairbanks.
Date of significance: July 22nd, 1902
Area: 19.3 acres
Date added to NRHP: 5/13/1992
Notes: Italian immigrant Felix Pedro discovered gold on this site on July 22nd, 1902. Pedro's discovery is cited as one of the precipitating events that led to the founding of the city of Fairbanks.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 65°0'31"N 147°29'57"W
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