This Day in Alaska History-February 19th, 1902

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It was on July 22nd, 1902 that Felix Perdoni, an Italian immigrant, better known to history as Felix Pedro, would secure his place in Alaska history when he discovered gold one a small tributary of Cleary Creek. That discovery in the Tanacross Hills northeast of present-day Fairbanks would spark a full-fledged gold rush. The gold […]