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1. www.nps.gov › places › nenanaSS Nenana National Historic Landmark - U.S. National Park Service

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   Mar 20, 2024 · Quick Facts. Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Significance: The SS Nenana is one of only three steam-powered passenger sternwheelers of any kind left in the U.S. Designation: National Historic Landmark designated May 5, 1989. MANAGED BY: Pioneer Park. Steamboats and the development of Alaska.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nenana_(steamer)Nenana (steamer) - Wikipedia

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   27 June 1972. Designated NHL. 5 May 1989 [2] SS Nenana is a five-deck (main or cargo, saloon, boat or hurricane, Texas, and pilothouse), 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.

   • Architect: Seattle Shipbuilding Company
   • Built: 1933

   • Area: less than one acre

5. friendsofssnenana.com › historyHistory – Friends of SS Nenana

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   The wooden-hulled, western rivers-style steam sternwheel passenger riverboat Nenana is one of only three steam-powered passenger sternwheelers of any kind left in the U.S., and the only large wooden sternwheeler. The Nenana was finally pushed out of the freight and passenger business in 1955 by faster, more economical methods of transportation.

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   What type of boat is the SS Nenana?

   • The SS Nenana is a wooden-hulled, western rivers-style sternwheel passenger boat. It is one of only three steam-powered passenger sternwheelers of any kind left in the U.S. and the only large wooden sternwheeler. The SS Nenana was built in 1933 for Alaska Railroad service on the Yukon, Nenana, and Tanana Rivers.

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   What happened to the Nenana steamboat?

   • The ship carried military cargo during World War II, including lend-lease aircraft on their way to Russia. Retired in 1955, Nenana is now resides at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. It is one of the few remaining original steamboats and it represents a period when our nation's rivers were used as major transportation routes.

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   Why was the SS Nenana built?

   • The SS Nenana was built in 1933 for Alaska Railroad service on the Yukon, Nenana, and Tanana Rivers. The SS Nenana provided accesss to interior Alaska long before roads could be built. The ship carried military cargo during World War II, including lend-lease aircraft on their way to Russia.

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   Where is Nenana now?

   • Retired in 1955, Nenana is now resides at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. It is one of the few remaining original steamboats and it represents a period when our nation's rivers were used as major transportation routes. Was this page helpful?

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7. www.youtube.com › watchSteamer Nenana, First Lady of the River - YouTube

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   Jun 20, 2016 · 59. 3.1K views 7 years ago. Historic film and photos reveal a fascinating past to the 237 ft long S.S. Nenana. Meanwhile, many years of hard work by craftsman and volunteers culminate in the...

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8. www.sketchesofalaska.com › 2012 › 06SS Nenana - The last steamboat to Fairbanks - Sketches of Alaska

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   Jun 12, 2012 · The SS Nenana has been one of the premier attractions at Pioneer Park in Fairbanks. According to the book, Fairbanks, A City Historic Building Survey, it is the largest sternwheel steamboat built west of the Mississippi River. It is also perhaps the last historic wooden-hulled sternwheeler in the United States.

9. issuu.com › alaskanhistorymagazine › docsTHE STEAMER NENANA The Last Lady of the River - Issuu

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10. explorenorth.com › library › shipsThe Alaska Sternwheeler Nenana - ExploreNorth

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    The new stern-wheeler replaces the small steamers Alice and General Jacobs and will furnish freight and passenger service between Nenana and Marshall. The former is in the Tanana river about 100 miles above its junction with the mighty Yukon, the distance thence to destination being about 600 miles additional.