Fairbanks Exploration Company Gold Dredge No. 5

The Fairbanks Exploration Company Gold Dredge No. 5 was a historic gold mining dredge in a remote area of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, north of the city of Fairbanks. It was last located on Upper Dome Creek, shortly northeast of the mouth of Seattle Creek, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Fairbanks,[4] prior to its being scrapped c. 2012.[1][2] The dredge was manufactured by the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1928, shipped in pieces to Alaska, and assembled by the Fairbanks Exploration Company on Cleary Creek, where it was used until 1942. It thereafter served on Eldorado Creek (1947–55) and Dome Creek (1955-59) before it was abandoned.[4]

F.E. Company Gold Dredge No. 5
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
LocationSouth bank of Upper Dome Creek, near the mouth of Seattle Creek
Nearest cityFairbanks, Alaska
Coordinates65°1′47″N 147°34′35″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Built byBethlehem Steel Company
Demolishedc. 2012[1][2]
NRHP reference No.04000186[3]
AHRS No.LIV-00111
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 2004

The dredge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[3]

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