Aurora Lodge, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States

Overview of Aurora Lodge

• Name:
  Aurora Lodge
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  along the Richardson Highway at junction of Salcha and Tanana Rivers, 40 mi. NW of Big Delta, Tanana Low.
• History (GNIS):
  Established in 1902 when the U.S. Army Signal Corps located the Salcha telegraph station about three miles from the mouth of the Salcha River. The Salchaket post office (from the Indian name "Salchakaket" i.e. "mouth of the Salcha") was located at the mouth of the Salcha in 1909; discontinued in 1926 (Ricks, 1965, p. 55). The trading post and roadhouse are shown on maps as "Munsons" and recently "Aurora."
• Surveys:
  Township 5 South, Range 4 East, Fairbanks Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:64.470555664° 28' 14.0"N

  Longitude:-146.9386111146° 56' 19.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Harding Lake 4.3 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Elevation:
  214 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  366831967
• Updated Apr 19, 2020