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Historical Markers in the Iρupiat Region

 
By Ned Rozell
Brevig Mission Memorial Cross
1 Alaska, Nome Census Area, Brevig Mission — Brevig Mission Memorial Cross — 1918 Influenza Pandemic — November 15-20, 1918 —
The following 72 Inupiat Eskimos are interred in this common grave. Pray, honor and remember these villagers, who lost their lives during the short span of five days, in the influenza pandemic, November 15-20, 1918. Abeyorok, Mike, 26 • . . . Map (db m149930) HM
2 Alaska, Nome Census Area, Nome — Iditarod National Historic Trail
Running down Front Street and passing this monument to the Iditarod National Historic Trail--Authorized By the US Congress 1978, the Trail begins in Seward, Alaska with Tripod Milepost #0. The trail winds its way through the heart of the . . . Map (db m290377) HM
3 Alaska, Nome Census Area, Nome — Miner's and Merchant's Bank — Nome, Alaska Est. 1904
This Wells Fargo Store began as the Miners & Merchants Bank of Nome in 1904. In 1987, it became part of National Bank of Alaska, a pioneer and leader in branch banking in Alaska. In 2000 National Bank of Alaska merged with Wells Fargo & Company. . . . Map (db m290376) HM
4 Alaska, North Slope Borough, Utqiagvik — Paġlagivsi! — Welcome to the Ancient Village of Ukpiaġvik — “The Place Where We Hunt Snowy Owls” —
Sharing Food, Sharing Life – Then and Now Ukpiaġvik, which means ‘the place where we hunt snowy owls,’ was one of several ancient villages in the Barrow area. Our ancestors settled here primarily to hunt the great bowhead whales. But . . . Map (db m49595) HM
5 Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Coldfoot — Welcome to Coldfoot Camp
This Sign Greeted New Arrivals As They Arrived At The Pipeline Construction Camp Located One Mile West Of Here. We Salvaged This Sign When The Camp Was Being Dismantled. You are about 55 miles north of the Arctic Circle on the East Bank . . . Map (db m49597) HM
6 Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Nenana — First Presidential Visit
President Warren G. Harding, first U.S. President to visit Alaska traveled here to pound the Golden Spike signalling completion of the Alaska Railroad from tidewater to the interior July 15, 1926. State of Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel . . . Map (db m42948) HM
7 Alaska, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Nenana — Golden Spike
A Golden Spike was driven at this point by President Harding on completion of the Alaska Railroad July 15 1923Map (db m4286) HM
 
 
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Sep. 7, 2026