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Sunrise Turnagain Arm gold-rush town
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Gold
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Barber and Mercury dimes, Liberty and Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, cans and can keys, stove parts, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1895-1900 gold-rush supply town
Supply town for the Turnagain Arm gold rush, founded in 1895 and briefly the largest city in Alaska Territory, with 800 summer residents in 1898, stores, saloons and a hotel. It declined after 1900, many buildings burned and the last store closed in 1939; about 15 people live in the area.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river, bears
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