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2nd Avenue cabin in Fairbanks was a safe haven for Clara Rust in 1909

Clara Rust cabin on 2nd Avenue as it looked in 1990 When 18-year-old Clara Hickman first set foot in Fairbanks in the fall of 1908, it wasn’t from a stage just arrived over the...

Historic Fairbanks bathhouse a home for many different groups

The simple but graceful two-story building at 815 First Ave. began life as the First Avenue Bath House. In the early 1900s, indoor plumbing was a rarity in the Fairbanks area and hot baths...