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Photo #44203 - Roadside highway turnout - Mount Fairplay Wayside Rest Area - View Area Photo taken from roadside turnout. Sign text reads. 'The Taylor Highway leads through some of earliest and riches gold mining country in Alaska to the city of Eagle on the Yukon River. Gold was discovered by Franklin, in 1886, and the old town of Forty Mile was located on the Yukon River at the mouth of the Forty Mile River. A river boat trip from Eagle will take you to this historic town. The Chicken Creek area was also a rich gold mining area at about the same time. Wade Creek was also another rich area and the remains of an old dredge still stand along the road. The old horse and wagon trail used by the early day miners and freighters is still visible in many places and the present highway often parallels this trail. The largest herd of caribou in Alaska crosses the Taylor Highway each fall on its annual migration. This is truly a sportsman paradise with an abundance of fish and game. Alaska Highway #1 - Tetlin Junction, Alaska to Chicken, Alaska This highway follows the old Eagle-Valdez Telegraph route. Its a narrow, winding road with great scenery that joins The Top of the World Highway , which leads to Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada. (Page process time: 0.1855 seconds) |
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