Chatanika, Alaska

Chatanika, Alaska
Chatanika, Alaska
Chatanika, Alaska is located in Alaska
Chatanika, Alaska
Location of Chatanika in the U.S. state of Alaska
Coordinates (USGS GNIS 1400167): 65°6′44″N 147°28′38″W / 65.11222°N 147.47722°W / 65.11222; -147.47722Coordinates: 65°6′44″N 147°28′38″W / 65.11222°N 147.47722°W / 65.11222; -147.47722
Country United States
State Alaska
Borough Fairbanks North Star
Township T N R W Meridian
Settled
Named for Chatanika River
Elevation[1] 896 ft (273 m)
Time zone Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)
 - Summer (DST) AKDT (UTC-8)
Zipcode
Area code 907
FIPS code 02-12460
GNIS feature ID 1400167

Chatanika is an unincorporated community in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States, near Fairbanks. It was one of many communities whose prosperity was tied to gold mining and railroad operations.

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History

A mining settlement established about 1904, it received a railroad station when the Tanana Valley Railroad was completed in 1907. The Chatanika post office was established in 1908.[1]

Etymology

The community was named after the Chatanika River.[1]

Geography

Located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the confluence of Cleary Creek and the Chatanika River, Chatanika lies 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Fairbanks. Its altitude is 896 feet (273 m).[1]

Gold dredge

The Chatanika gold dredge is a historic relic of gold dredge #3 owned and operated by F.E. Company between 1928 and 1958. The dredge is located at about 27.5 metres (90 ft) along the Steese Highway east of Fairbanks in a 60 acres (24 ha) pond it dug itself, directly across the road from the Chatanika Lodge] Today the dredge is private property and off-limits to the public.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chatanika". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1400167. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  2. ^ Fairbanks, Alaska Information Site (F.E. Company page)
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