A man named Felix Pedro found gold here in 1902 and thousands of prospectors followed. Later, the construction of the Alaska Railroad, Alaska Highway, and Trans-Alaska Pipeline contributed to Fairbanks’ growth and importance. Today Fairbanks is the second largest city in Alaska and one of the most important transportation hubs. The “Golden Heart City”, as…
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Alaska Geography and Famous Natives
Geography of Alaska Wild and beautiful Alaska is home to majestic mountains, glaciers, active volcanoes, huge trails of forested land and some of the planet’s most varied extremes of cold, heat, rain, snow and wind. In addition, Alaska is the most northern, western and eastern state of the United States. The largest geographic areas (from…