Papers of Fred Wildon Fickett, 1858-1967.
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Fickett, Fred Wildon, 1857-1928
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Fred Wildon Fickett was born in Dixmont, Maine, on August 29, 1857. Fickett graduated from Maine State College in 1880 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Fickett joined the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1881 and received an appointment to Sitka, Alaska, arriving in September, 1882. Fickett was ordered to Portland, Oregon, in 1884. In 1885, Fickett left Portland to accompany Lieutenant Henry Allen on an expedition to ascend the Copper River and descend the Tanana River. Upon completion of the expedit...
