Bethel District — Kuskokwim River

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Bethel District — Kuskokwim River

Gold Mining Site AK • Kuskokwim River, Alaska County
Description
Lower Kuskokwim tributaries with reported placer occurrences near Bethel.
Historical Notes
Source: U.S. Geological Survey and Alaska mining district references cited on ak.shtml. Interior and Kuskokwim region pages were not present in the local Tom Ashworth mirror. District summaries follow USGS Professional Paper 610 and related Alaska MR-series maps. Coordinates refined from district name — verify on the ground. Lower Kuskokwim tributaries with reported placer occurrences near Bethel.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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