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Return to: Golden Age of Roadhouses - As a new century began, improvements to the trail resulted in increased traffic, and enterprising settlers saw the earning potential of offering room and board.

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Wortmann's Roadhouse offered freight service to the summit

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As the site developed from tents to frame buildings, Wortmann's Roadhouse also offered freight service to the summit. Hand-colored photo by Albert J. Johnson. Archives, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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