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Article: Not every landmark is a place.(The Dallas Morning News)
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- April 2, 2001
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska _ From the road, it looks like an iron monster surrounded by a giant pile of rocks. But this monster once lived. Over a period of 30 years, it floated nearly five miles down a man-made stream as it clawed through the earth. The payoff was 7.5 million ounces of gold.
Gold Dredge No.8 is a historic landmark _ complete with a plaque. Though not especially pretty, it attracts thousands of visitors a year who come to tour an antiquated 1,000-ton strip-mining machine and learn about life in a factory in the wilderness. They troop through restored bunkhouses, browse gift shops and pan for gold.
The privately owned dredge is one of 213 ...