York, Alaska

York was a mining settlement in the U.S. state of Alaska during the late 19th- and early 20th-century.

The mining camp was located at the mouth of Anikovik River, at Cape York on the Seward Peninsula, about 80 miles (130 km) north-west of Nome and 45 miles (72 km) north-west of Port Clarence. Wales, the westernmost settlement on the mainland United States, is 15 miles (24 km) north-west of York at Cape Prince of Wales.[1]

In the spring of 1900, York promised to be a place of importance and a post office was established in April, but in the early fall, its population had been reduced to about 20–30. The settlement included a number of log cabins and half a dozen substantial frame buildings. It was a distributing point[clarification needed] for the region to the north, but during the stormy months of the fall, landing at York was difficult.[2] The post office was closed in 1902[3] and the settlement's entire population died during the influenza epidemic of 1918. The disease reached Wales from York where it went on to kill 170 of Wales's 310 residents.[4][5]

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* This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: U.S. Geological Survey's "Reconnaissances in the Cape Nome and Norton Bay regions, Alaska, in 1900" (1901)
* This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: M. Baker's "Geographic dictionary of Alaska" (1906)

1. ^ Geological Survey (U.S.); Alfred Hulse Brooks; Arthur James Collier; Walter Curran Mendenhall; George Burr Richardson (1901). Reconnaissances in the Cape Nome and Norton Bay regions, Alaska, in 1900. Government Printing Office. pp. 69–. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
2. ^ Geological Survey (1901), p. 138
3. ^ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Govt. Print. Off. pp. 686–. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
4. ^ Lynette Iezzoni's Influenza 1918: The Worst Epidemic In American History, pg 167.
5. ^ "Ghost towns scattered across Alaska map | Geophysical Institute". www.gi.alaska.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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Municipalities and communities of Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

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* St. Michael
* Savoonga
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* Shishmaref
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* Unalakleet
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* Port Clarence

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* Haycock
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* Bluff
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* Dickson
* Mary's Igloo
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* Tin City
* Ukivok
* York

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