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Draft:Unknown First Family (Statue)

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Alaska statehood, the city commissioned a 25-foot sculpture of an Alaska Native family signifying _"Alaska's first family"_. The statue is the centerpiece of Golden Heart Plaza, which was dedicated in 1986 on the south bank of the Chena River in the middle of downtown Fairbanks.[1]

The statue stands over 18 feet high and highlights this fur-dressed family and their two loyal dogs, who stand back-to-back and face every direction they might have been traveling to or from.

designed by Malcolm Alexander.



References

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  1. ^ Festival Fairbanks Inc. The Heart of Fairbanks: Golden Heart Plaza, a special place. Festival Fairbanks Inc. 1995.

1. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/golden-heart-plaza