National Historic Landmark · paddle steamer · Fairbanks, Alaska

Nenana (steamer)

American steamboat built in 1933 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1972
Alaska State Trooper stands watch on the Nenana during the resignation of Sarah PalinFairbanks - Pioneer Park - SS Nenana 01Fairbanks - Pioneer Park - SS Nenana 02Fairbanks - Pioneer Park - SS Nenana 03
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What it is

Wikipedia · Nenana (steamer)

SS Nenana is a five-deck, western river, sternwheel paddleship. Two-hundred and thirty-seven feet in overall length, with a 42-foot beam, she was rated at 1,000 gross tons register. Nenana was built at Nenana, Alaska, and launched in May 1933. Marine architect W.C. Nickum of Seattle designed the sternwheeler, which was prefabricated in Seattle and put together at Nenana, Alaska, by Berg Shipbuilding Company. Nenana was built to serve as a packet. She could carry both passengers and freight. Nenana had accommodations for 48 passengers on her saloon deck. Up to 300 tons of freight, including two tons in cold storage, could be carried on her main deck. A Texas, topped by a pilothouse mounted forward in poolboat style, provided staterooms for a portion of the crew of 32. Nenana could push five or six barges on the Yukon River; but, because of sharp bends, only one on the Tanana River.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressAlaskaland, Fairbanks, AK
CountyFairbanks North Star County
ListedJun 27, 1972
Reference number72001581
Type of placepaddle steamer
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

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AddressAlaskaland, Fairbanks, AK
Coordinates64.84011, -147.77519 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitDenali National Park & Preserve · 145 mi · on Park Atlas
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001581. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.