Troth Yeddha'


In February 2013, the US Board of Geographic Names approved the University supported proposal to officially name the prominent ridge, on which the University of Alaska Fairbanks is currently located as Troth Yeddha'.
This is a Lower Tanana Athabascan place name that derives from words troth, meaning 'Indian potato' or 'wild potato' and yeddha', meaning 'ridge'.
The 2200 acre east-west trending ridge has had no official name. Portions of the ridge are referred to unofficially in English as 'College Hill' or 'University Ridge'.
The name Troth Yeddha' is one of a suite of Lower Tanana place names in the university area reflecting the base troth. These include:
In 2008 the University of Alaska Fairbanks dedicated the land between the Museum of the North and the Reichart Building as Troth Yeddha' Park. A design for the park is being developed.