Lesson plan
Ruby Roadhouse
The Ruby Roadhouse, located in Olson Street in Ruby, Alaska, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as US Commissioner's Office and as Army Signal Corps Station. The roadhouse has served as a courthouse, as a hotel, as government offices, as a health clinic, and as a military facility. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing structure. It was formed from the 1913 house of Oscar Tackstrom that was used by the Army Signal Corps, plus a second building, Doc Frosts's medical clinic, built in 1911, that was later attached.
Article summary
The Ruby Roadhouse, located in Olson Street in Ruby, Alaska, is a historic building that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It has also been known as US Commissioner's Office and as Army Signal Corps Station. The roadhouse has served as a courthouse, as a hotel, as government offices, as a health clinic, and as a military facility. The listing included one contributing building and one contributing structure. It was formed from the 1913 house of Oscar Tackstrom that was used by the Army Signal Corps, plus a second building, Doc Frosts's medical clinic, built in 1911, that was later attached.
Key claims
- date of formation: 1913 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of formation is "1913". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372502247
Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.