F. E. Company Dredge No. 4
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The Pedro Dredge, also known as F.E. Company Dredge No. 4, was originally owned by the Fairbanks Exploration Company (FE Co.), a subsidiary of the United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co. (USSR&M). It was built by the Yuba Manufacturing Company in California, and was shipped to Pedro Creek north of Fairbanks
in 1938. It was assembled there, and operated until 1958.
The following year it was disassembled, trucked to Chicken, Alaska
and reassembled. The dredge commenced operations on lower Chicken Creek in September and worked approximately five months every year thereafter until October 1967, when it produced its final cleanup.
In 1998, the 500 ton dredge was moved overland to its current location at the Chicken Gold Camp.
In 2006, the dredge was added to the National Register of Historic Places
and was opened to the public.
Fairbanks
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in 1938. It was assembled there, and operated until 1958.
The following year it was disassembled, trucked to Chicken, Alaska
Chicken, Alaska
Chicken is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. Chicken is a community founded on gold mining and is one of the few surviving gold rush towns in Alaska...
and reassembled. The dredge commenced operations on lower Chicken Creek in September and worked approximately five months every year thereafter until October 1967, when it produced its final cleanup.
In 1998, the 500 ton dredge was moved overland to its current location at the Chicken Gold Camp.
In 2006, the dredge was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and was opened to the public.
See also
- Chatanika gold dredge (Fairbanks)
- Coal Creek Historic Mining DistrictCoal Creek Historic Mining DistrictThe Coal Creek Historic Mining District is a gold-mining area in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve of Alaska. It features a gold dredge and a supporting community of several dozen buildings, established by mining entrepreneur Ernest Patty....
- Goldstream Dredge No. 8Goldstream Dredge No. 8Goldstream Dredge No. 8 is a ladder dredge operated by the Fairbanks Exploration Co. from 1928 to 1959. It is located on the Steese Highway between Fairbanks and Fox, Alaska....