EAGLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUMS
   

MUSEUM EXHIBITS
Welcome to the Eagle museums and the fascinating stories they tell of Life in Eagle - past and present. You are invited to join the daily two to three hour walking tour with one of the knowledgeable guides. The tour starts at the Courthouse once daily at 9 a.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Even the children will have fun with the 'hands on' exhibits.

9 a.m. walking tour once daily, Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Special tours can be arranged for other times and other dates, at additional charge.
                         Call 907-547-2325.

Admission: $7 per person.

Free for society members, Museums Alaska members and children under 12.

The Eagle Museums are housed in six historic buildings with their exhibits and collections interpreting both the history of the building and the community. Most of the collections on display are original items from Eagle's early days. It is often said that few things ever left Eagle. The Army officers even left their servants for the convenience of their replacements.
 
COURTHOUSE - Built in 1901 by Judge James Wickersham. The second floor contains his original courtroom, maintained with the original furnishings and fixtures. The exhibits interpret the judicial system of the early 1900's. The five rooms on the lower floor once held the offices of the Judge and his staff.  Other don't-miss exhibits in the courthouse can be found in the History room, Indian room, Pioneer room, 1903 Schoolroom and Communications room.
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1901 Courtroom


Customs House Dining room

 CUSTOMS HOUSE - Originally built by the army in 1900 as a non-commissioned officers residence, it was no longer used after Fort Egbert was abandoned in 1911. After being transferred to the U.S. Treasury Department in 1915, it was moved down to the riverbank and used as a Customs Service Office and Residence. Today you may visit the period residence and learn about the activities of the early Customs Service and about the famous Yukon River.

MULE BARN - Large 61 stall barn with huge hayloft above, built in 1900 to house the army horses and mules. This large building now holds the fascinating exhibits of many outdoor activities - drift mining by early prospectors, agriculture, dog sleds, birch bark canoe and poling boat, plus earliest outboard motors, horse drawn sleigh, sleds and wagons. A separate fur room exhibits pelts of the animals trapped in the Eagle area, and a tool room tells the story of woodcutting, exhibiting hand tools used in early construction.


Fur Room in the Mule Barn


1901 NCO quarters

 NON-COMMISSONED OFFICERS QUARTERS - Built in 1901 by the U.S. Army. The Swedish architecture is a unique exhibit in itself, beautifully crafted with a shake roof. It is presently displayed as a period military residence with a furnished living room, bedroom and kitchen.

WATERWAGON SHED - Until the U.S. Army at Fort Egbert built a steam-operated water system, all of the buildings were supplied with water delivered in large tanks on horse drawn wagons or sleds. To keep the water in the tanks from freezing in the winter, an enclosed building was built with large sliding doors in the front and the back through which they drove the waterwagons or sleds each night. Today this unusual building holds the antique pickup trucks (Model T & Model B) used in Eagle's early days, the horse-drawn road grader, rare Jeffery Quad early all-wheel drive vehicle, and other early road building equipment. The exhibits describe the history of the early trail and road projects.


Waterwagon Shed contains Antique Pick-ups, road grader, early snowmachine & Jeffery Quad all-wheel drive vehicle
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Eagle Historical Society & Museums, PO Box 23, Eagle Alaska 99738 - USA
Tel. & Fax - (907) 547-2325
Electronic Mail - ehsmus@aptalaska.net     ~     Website - http://www.eagleak.org