Harper Bend in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough AK

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Harper Bend, Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough, Alaska

Harper Bend is a physical feature (bend) in Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough. The primary coordinates for Harper Bend places it within the 99756 ZIP Code delivery area.

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Feature Name: Harper Bend
Category: Alaska physical, cultural and historic features
Feature Type: Physical
Class: Bend
Description: in Tanana River 5 mi. N of junction of Chitanana River, 18 mi. SE of Tanana, Nowitna Low.
History: "Named as early as 1890 for Arthur Harper, born 1835, prospector, trader, and explorer of the Yukon River. Harper reached the Yukon in 1873 and his name, along with Napoleon Leroy Mcquesten and Alfred Mayo, stands out prominently in the history of the Yukon ""country"" the last third of the nineteenth century (see Brooks, 1953, p. 311-320). In 1875, Harper ascended the Tanana and built a cabin near this bend. Later, in 1878, this cabin was the home and scene of the murder, by Indians, of Mrs. Edmond Bean, wife of the first trader to establish himself on the Tanana (Allen, 1887, p. 86). See McQuesten Creek and Mayo Bend."
Borough: Yukon-Koyukuk (CA) Borough
Latitude: 65.0123672485
Longitude: -151.609695435

Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Harper Bend: Harper Bend.


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