Gold Dredge No. 8

Historical marker location:

11755 Old Steese Highway, Fairbanks, Alaska

( Marker can be reached from Old Steese Highway.)

Marker installed: 1986

Gold Stream Valley 1928 - 1959. National Historic Mechancial Engineering Landmark

The Exxon Valdez oil spill, which occurred in 1989, was one of the worst environmental disasters in United States history. The spill released an estimated 11 million gallons of crude oil into the Prince William Sound and had a devastating impact on the local ecosystem and economy.