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| When was Fairbanks founded? | It was founded in 1901. |
| Who founded Fairbanks? | Captian Barnette |
| Who was the first mayor of Fairbanks? | Captian Barnette |
| What was found in 1902? | gold |
| Who found it? | Felix Pedro |
| How much money was gold production bringing in in 1905? | 6 million |
| What was the population in 1906-1909? | about 5,000 |
| What did the population get up to in 1908? | 18,500 people |
| What did the population get down to in 1920 and why? | it got down to 1,000 because it was getting hard to mine the gold |
| How much money did the U.S. pay for Alaska? | $7.2 million |
| What happened to cause the mining industry to go down? | WWII |
| What are the major industries of Fairbanks? | oil, gold, and tourism |
| How many of the original buildings are still in exsistance? | five |
| What is present all year round in Alaska but seen much better during night times? | the Northern Lights |
| What are the "mini-olympics" called in Fairbanks? | the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics |
| Who was the former mayor of Fairbanks? | Boucher |
| What river is Fairbanks located on? | the Chena River which is a tributary of the Tanana |
| Who was this city named for? | Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks who was later Vice President |
| What University is 8 miles north of Fairbanks? | the University of Alaska |
