Alaska Gazetteer
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.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Harper Bend does not include property ownership information.
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