In March of 1898, Colonel Thomas M Anderson and a battalion of the 14th U.S. Infantry established Camp Dyea approximately six miles north of the newly built boomtown of Dyea. The location for the camp was poorly chosen, having no potable water and poor accessibility. By October, 1898, the camp pulled up stakes and moved […]
It was announced by the US Justice Department on Thursday that a Federal Grand Jury has handed down a 15-count indictment against four Fairbanks men for Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft. According to U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler, the four Fairbanks men, Shawn DeHart, 44, Jeremy David McGee, 51, Jonathon Gustafson, 27, and Nathan […]