- Nenana (steamer)
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NENANA (River Steamboat)
Nenana in 1988
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Coordinates: 64°50′19.14″N 147°46′20.42″W / 64.83865°N 147.7723389°WCoordinates: 64°50′19.14″N 147°46′20.42″W / 64.83865°N 147.7723389°W Built: 1933 Architect: Seattle Shipbuilding Co. Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 72001581 Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 27, 1972[1] Designated NHL: May 5, 1989[2] The SS Nenana is a river sternwheel paddleship currently preserved and displayed at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, Alaska. It is the only surviving wooden one of this type. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[2][3] The ship was commissioned by the Alaska Railroad and provided freight transfer from the railroad yards at Nenana to villages along the Yukon and Tanana Rivers.
SS Nenana, sternwheeler, in Pioneer Park, Fairbanks, 2011.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "NENANA (River Steamboat)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1302&ResourceType=Structure. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ Kevin J. Foster and William S. Hanable (July 29, 1988). National Register of Historic Places Registration: NenanaPDF (521 KB). National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1988 and c.1945.PDF (978 KB)
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