Jack Wade, Alaska

Jack Wade is an unincorporated community in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. Its elevation is 2,428 feet (740 m), and it is located along Wade Creek at coor dms|64|9|15|N|141|27|35|W|city (64.1541667, -141.4597222), about 46 miles (74 km) south of Eaglegnis|1404039] near the Canadian border. [ [http://www.lat-long.com/ShowDetail-13601-Alaska-Jack_Wade.html Jack Wade, AK] , Lat-Long.com, 2008. Accessed 2008-09-16.] Founded as a mining camp around 1900, it was named for a local prospector. Jack Wade received a post office in 1901, which remained until 1948.

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