Chatanika Gold Camp

The Chatanika Gold Camp is a historic gold mining camp at Mile 27¾ of the Steese Highway in Chatanika, Alaska. The camp is set on about 49 acres (20 ha) overlooking Cleary Creek, and consists of thirteen buildings as well as a scattering of old mining tools and equipment. The largest of the buildings are two bunkhouses, finished in corrugated metal. The camp was built in 1925 by the Fairbanks Exploration Company (FEC), which also dug the nearby Davidson Ditch to supply water for the operation of the gold dredges. The Chatanika Camp was the largest of the FEC's mining camps in the Fairbanks area. Five of the surviving buildings date to the initial construction period.[2]

Chatanika Gold Camp
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	Mile 27¾, Steese Highway, Chatanika, Alaska
Coordinates	65°06′42″N 147°28′49″W
Area	49.1 acres (19.9 ha)
Built	1925
Built by	Fairbanks Exploration Company
NRHP reference No.	79003753[1]
AHRS No.	LIV-023
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 16, 1979
Designated AHRS	June 30, 1974

The camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Chatanika Gold Camp". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-02.