Nome District — Seward Peninsula Region

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Nome District — Seward Peninsula Region

Gold Mining Site AK • Seward Peninsula Region, Alaska County
Description
This district is in the south-central part of the peninsula, between latitude 64�25' and 64�57' N, longitude 165�00' and 165�30' W, on the Nome USGS quadrangle. More than half the gold in the Seward Peninsula has come from the Nome district. Around 4,000,000 ounces of placer gold has been found. The Nome River placers were discovered in 1897. Anvil Creek and many other area creeks produced placer gold. Sands of the Bering Sea beaches, most profitable of the entire district, was some very rich...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: seward_peninsula_ak.shtml. Area: Nome District. Map coordinates are an approximate region/district centroid — not a precise claim site. This district is in the south-central part of the peninsula, between latitude 64�25' and 64�57' N, longitude 165�00' and 165�30' W, on the Nome USGS quadrangle. More than half the gold in the Seward Peninsula has come from the Nome district. Around 4,000,000 ounces of placer gold has been found. The Nome River placers were discovered in 1897. Anvil Creek and many other area creeks produced placer gold. Sands of the Bering Sea beaches, most profitable of the entire district, was some very rich placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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