Spooner (historical) is a populated place feature (populated place) in Nome (CA) Borough.
Sorry, no local resorces for this location!
Feature Name: | Spooner (historical) |
Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Populated Place |
Class: | Populated Place |
Description: | at junction of Noxapaga and Kuzitrin Rivers, 32 mi. SW of Imuruk Lake, Seward Peninsula High. |
History: | Site of a mining camp established about 1901 at the beginning of gold mining in the region; reported that year by Gerdine (in Collier, 1902, pl. 12), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Spooner Post Office was established in 1902 and discontinued in 1903 (Ricks, 1965, p. 60). By 1906, the name was left off maps. |
Borough: | Nome (CA) Borough |
Latitude: | 65.3833312988 |
Longitude: | -164.216659546 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Spooner (historical): Spooner (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
Dahl, AK (14.4 miles W) |