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A historical marker commemorates an event or person of historical interest at a specific location.

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Barnette's Landing Historical Marker, Fairbanks, Alaska

Barnette’s Landing, Fairbanks, Alaska

Elbridge Truman (E.T.) Barnette was coming to Alaska for a fresh start. Convicted of larceny in his early 20s and having served time in the Oregon Penitentiary, he was looking north to find a new life. Barnette had hired a riverboat captain to take him up the Tanana River. But instead of continuing his journey,…

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