Information About

Marconi Slough

Quick Facts

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Location

64 ° 47' 57.721" N,
147 ° 54' 59.299" W

Region

Fairbanks North Star

Nearest City

Ester

Elevation

420 ft (128.02 m)

Marconi Slough in Detail.

About

distributary, flows SW from Chena River to Tanana River, 5.5 mi. SW of Fairbanks, Tanana Low.

History

So named for the inventor of the the telegraph, Guglielmo Marconi, 1874-1937, because the Fairbanks-Nenana telegraph line followed the right bank of stream. The name is published on recent U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps.