Pipeline Facts

Historical marker location:

1671 Steese Highway, Fairbanks, Alaska

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

Audiobooks about the history of Alaska.

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.