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Oliver T. Farnum, early Juneau resident who had a placer claim on the flats below Distin Avenue. Farnum died at Juneau on September 26, 1908.
Distin Avenue - a short residential street branching of Indian Street in the central part of Juneau. Named for General William Langmead Distin, Surveyor- General of Alaska 1897-1913. The street was first named Farnum Street for Oliver T. Farnum and the name of the street was changed to Distin Avenue by resolution of the City Council on September 5, 1913.
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