By Tim Lambert Early Fairbanks The story of Fairbanks, Alaska began in 1901 with a trader from Ohio called E T (Elbridge Truman) Barnette (1863-1933). In 1901 Barnette sailed to St Michael, Alaska. He planned to open a trading post at Tanacross. He planned to travel there in a river steamer called the Lavelle Young.… Continue reading A History of Fairbanks Alaska