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Fox is located at 64°57'14?N 147°37'42?W64.95389°N
147.62833°W (64.953979, -147.628325), on the bank of Fox
Creek as it enters Goldstream Creek Valley, 10 miles northeast
of
Fairbanks. Fox was established as a mining camp before 1905. The
Fox post office operated from 1908 through 1947.
1909 a thriving settlement in the Fairbanks area serving as a
local supply point for the nearby creeks. The General conditions
in the creek towns are similar to conditions in Fairbanks which
is the supply point for all of them. Prices of all materials are
considerably higher in the creek towns than in Fairbanks owing
to the cost of transport.
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