James A. Maple

Historical marker location:

, Fairbanks, Alaska

( Marker is on Steese Highway (Alaska Route 2), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2002

P. E. Arctic Pipeline Pioneer. 1937 - 2001

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, signed into law in 1971, was the largest land settlement in United States history. The act provided for the transfer of over 44 million acres of land and nearly $1 billion to Alaska Native corporations.