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The <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Gold Rush, Alaska Science Forum

Most of the credit for the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> gold rush goes to the trio of John Byrnteson, Erik Lindblom and Jafet Lindeberg, who became known as the "The Three Lucky Swedes," although Lindeberg was actually a Norwegian.
Weather had driven their ship into the mouth of the Snake River, about 13 miles west of Cape <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, and they passed the time waiting for the winds to subside by prospecting the creeks within a radius of four or five miles.
Soon they had staked out 43 claims between them and, by power of attorney, 47 others for friends, relatives and backers.

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF7/729.html (604 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska

Gold discoveries in the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> area had been reported as far back as 1865 by Western Union surveyors seeking a route across Alaska and the Bering Sea.
If you would like more information on <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> or plan to travel there, be sure to visit the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Chamber of Commerce web site.
The City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was formed in 1901.

http://www.alaskatravel.com/alaska/nome.html (1012 words)



Tom Busch's <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska Links

City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> web cam, viewing the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Visitor's Center and the Bering Sea beyond
e-mail historic questions about <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> to the Carrie M.
Jack Cole's account of 1999 birding in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society

http://www.tomsnome.com (2161 words)



Highlights of the History of Alaska Radio Mission - Station KNOM, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

Operating with 25,000 Watts from <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska, KNOM has been made possible by the dedication and hard work, the love and sacrifice of thousands of people.
·1966: Interior Secretary Morris Udall imposes a “freeze” on all actions pertaining to federal land in Alaska, pending resolution of claims by Alaska Natives against the government.
Poole’s new application is submitted to Alaska Native groups for approval, and shuffles between Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, and several others.

http://www.knom.org/highlights (8390 words)



A Guide to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska - ExploreNorth

Extensive development occurred both in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> and in the surrounding region, bosted by the construction of a railroad in 1900.
In July 2000, the Bayles Torah was returned to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> to preside again over a gathering of Jewish people and friends.
Norman Kagan has searched issues of the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Nugget prior to October 21, 1910, and and <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Gold Digger of 1907 for articles of possible meteorite strikes or related events.

http://www.explorenorth.com/library/communities/alaska/nomeindex.html (496 words)



Birding in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

We reported the poor thing when we got back to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> and some wildlife folk were dispatched to destroy it, to prevent the spread of the disease to other foxes.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is far north of the tree line, and each year, the residents put all their Christmas trees (which have to be either collected from Council before the roads close for the winter or flown in) out on the ice after Christmas, and call it the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> National Forest.
Birding close to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was wonderful, but as we got further afield, the proportion of snow to open tundra got greater, until we were driving through a surreal landscape of white road, white tundra and white sky.

http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/Hotspots/Alaska2001/nome.html (1696 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

At one point <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was the largest city in Alaska, the population is estimated to have reached as high as 20,000, but the highest recorded population in 1900 was 12,488.
This is a fund-raiser for the Bering Sea Lions Club, Box 326, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, AK.
The town was locally known as Anvil City for much of 1899, but the United States Post Office Department insisted on calling the community "<bb>>Nomeb>bb>>," apparently because it was thought that a town called Anvil City would be easily confused with the village of Anvik on the lower Yukon.

http://fairbanks-alaska.com/nome-alaska.htm (2492 words)



Study of William E. Beltz School, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska (1969)

(The only exception the Commission is aware of is the son of a faculty member.) It was built in 1966 by the State of Alaska, using funds from the State, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>.
Third, prospective teachers in Alaska universities should be encouraged to do their practice teaching at Beltz if they have shown an interest in teaching the Natives of Alaska.
As soon as guidelines for the operation of the school are worked out, the administration should work with the public agencies in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> with which it is likely to share concern over the well-being of the students to develop either formal or informal understandings on how cases are to be handled.

http://www.alaskool.org/native_ed/historicdocs/Nome/study_of_beltz_school/beltz.html (5329 words)



Alaska Community Album no

This project has been funded with the assistance of a matching grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Services, under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Image 11 [Map of the East coast of Kodiak Island, Alaska with insert of Kodiak town.] From: Tebenkov, Mikhail Dmitrievich, Atlas of the Northwest Coasts of America: from Bering Strait to Cape Corrientes and the Aleutian Islands...1852.
Image 17 [Map of Sitka, Alaska and adjacent islands.] From: Tebenkov, Mikhail Dmitrievich, Atlas of the Northwest Coasts of America: from Bering Strait to Cape Corrientes and the Aleutian Islands...1852.

http://www.library.state.ak.us/hist/cent/pca020.html (5629 words)



kicy.org

KICY AM & FM are owned & operated by Arctic Broadcasting Association, Inc. which is an affiliated corporation of the Evangelical Covenant Church.
Spreading the Gospel to Western Alaska and the Russian Far East.
The WellsFargo Teacher on the Trail, Terrie Hanke in the KICY studios.

http://www.kicy.org (175 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Rotary Club - <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Rotary club members who travel have friendly contacts in almost every city in the world.
If you are looking for a organization to help you get involved in the community, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Rotary is a great group to be a part of.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Rotary presents Richard Beneville with the 2005 Citizen of the Year Award.

http://www.nomerotary.org (434 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The city of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> also claims to be home to the world's largest gold pan, although this claim has been disputed by the wonderful city of Quesnel, <bb>>Bb>bb>>.C., Canada.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast of Norton Sound in the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Census Area, Alaska.
In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic among Eskimos in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was halted when, during fierce blizzard conditions, a sled team arrived with serum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome,_Alaska (1232 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska Photos

The Busch family has "adopted" Mile 913 of the Iditarod National Historic Trail from Seward to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>.
Panoramic view of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> from the Icy View subdivision.
With a population of 4,000, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is a compact town, hemmed in by ice for 6 to 7 months out of the year.

http://www.tomsnome.com/nomephot.html (3532 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> LEPC

<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was built along the Bering Sea, on the Seward Peninsula, 510 air miles north of Anchorage, after the "Three Lucky Swedes" discovered gold on Anvil Creek in 1898.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is envisioned as becoming the focal point for the, as yet unorganized, Bering Straits LEPD, which will include St. Lawrence Island, Diomede, and all the Seward Peninsula communities from Shishmaref to Stebbens.
The City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> has experienced and remains susceptible to major structural fires and severe flood damage from the storm driven waters of the Bering Sea.

http://www.ak-prepared.com/serc/lepc/nome.htm (311 words)



The <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Nugget - Front Page - March 16, 2006

He said the most memorable moment was when his dogs came off the sea ice in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>.
Not only did she suffer an eye injury before starting the race that left her half-blind, but she also learned on the trail that her mother had died, and she kept going until she reached <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>.
FULL HOUSE— The Iditarod Headquarters in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was filled to the brim with autograph seekers during last Saturday's Meet the Mushers event.

http://www.nomenugget.net (3508 words)



Alaska.com Other cities & towns

<bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska, gained fame more than 100 years ago for the fabulous wealth found in its mountains and its beaches of gold.
The golden hills around <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> harbor migratory waterfowl that come from around the world to nest and raise their young.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> sits on south side of the Seward Peninsula of Western Alaska.

http://www.alaska.com/places/cities/other_cities/story/4565654p-4696318c.html (2133 words)



Tim's Top Alaska Webcams

If Alaska were cut in half and became 2 States, Texas would drop to 3rd largest State in the US.
The FAA also has a really good Webcam Page with cams all over the State.
Many of these Cams go deep into the interior of this very LARGE State, How Large?

http://www.alaska.net/~spdskatr/topalaskacams_320.htm (154 words)



Gold Mining in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

If it weren't for tourism, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> would be well on its way to becoming a ghost town, so if you're considering an excursion to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> on your trip to Alaska and find it too expensive, remember you're helping to preserve Alaska's history and go, anyway - it's well worth it.
This is the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> River shortly before it empties into the Bering Sea (technically, Norton Sound), close to the site where the Three Lucky Swedes discovered the first gold strike in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> in 1898.
Broke and desolate, the three were walking along the bank of the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> River when one of them supposedly kicked a shoe against the sand in frustration and uncovered a large gold nugget.

http://www.funtongue.org/alaska/arctic_22.html (446 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska Guide - Pictures and Information for Travelers including Hotel Reviews

The Iditarod begins the first week of March in Anchorage, and ends 1049 miles later in downtown <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>.
Aging gold dredging relics can be seen scattered around <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, including The Swanberg Dredge (pictured at left), which is an easy walk from downtown.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska, with a population of approximately 3,800, is located on the south coast of the Seward Pennisula in western Alaska.

http://www.angelfire.com/trek/nome (339 words)



City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is located on the south coast of the Seward Peninsula facing Norton Sound, part of the Bering Sea.
The <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> 2005 Iditarod Events Calendar can be found here.
The City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is Alaska's oldest continuous first class city, incorporated on April 9, 1901.

http://www.nomealaska.org (93 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Baum, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was the spelling of Gnome, which was used because Baum felt the former to be too difficult for young children to pronounce.
The very small city of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, North Dakota (in Barnes County, North Dakota), USA
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome (112 words)



Alaska Expedition Gold Prospectors Association of America GPAA - <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska

Alaska Expedition Gold Prospectors Association of America GPAA - <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska
Whether you’re starting out as an experienced prospector or not, you’ll be one after this adventure in Alaska with the Gold Prospectors!
Since 1982, the Gold Prospectors Association of America has been escorting its members north to mining camps on the Seward Peninsula (you must be a GPAA member to come participate); providing them with food, shelter, transportation, mining equipment, and the expertise to bring home gold!

http://www.goldprospectors.org/expeditions/alaska.cfm?PageName=Alaska (275 words)



ATSDR - PHA - City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>/Alaska Gold Company Site, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

Arsenic and mercury contamination is widespread throughout the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska area, and available for human exposure through groundwater, surface water, soil, sediments, air, and bioaccumulation in food species.
Results of domestic well samples taken at three different <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska locations revealed a maximum arsenic level of 24 ppb and mercury levels 0.2 ppb or less.
An EPA Technical Assistance Team (TAT) conducted air, water, soil, and sediment sampling during October 1986 to define the lateral extent of arsenic and mercury contamination in the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> vicinity and to evaluate the risks posed to public health as a result of contamination.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/alaskag/agc_p1.html (1779 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska Life

The first night we were in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> we had all the King Crab we could eat.
The plane to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> was half people and half freight and baggage.
One thing when you live out in remote areas like <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, if you are stranded, people are there to help.

http://journals.aol.com/ronnellyak/Petersenstravels/entries/1026 (654 words)



Alaska - Home page for both the Alaska State Museums, in Juneau and Sitka

Alaska Public Lands Information Center state and federal are rich varied.
Alaska - Home page for both the Alaska State Museums, in Juneau and Sitka
The Alaska Wilderness League, your voice for Alaska's wilderness in the nation's capital.

http://nome.okeysearch.com/?q=nome-alaska (167 words)



Eagle-Eye Tours - <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> sits astride a strategic location with the Bering Sea and Asia west, and interior forest mountains east.
Birds of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> begins with late afternoon departure of Alaska Airlines jet to <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>: a 500-mile flight across western Alaska to the Seward Peninsula.
<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> has the longest history and most deserved reputation of any birding destination in Alaska.

http://www.eagle-eye.com/Locations/Alaska_Nome.html (869 words)



City of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska

We strive to inform, enrich, and empower every citizen of <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska by creating and promoting free and easy access to a vast array of ideas and information and by supporting lifelong love of reading.
Among the books are many rare volumes including numerous autographed first editions, government reports, early Eskimo ethnographies on St. Lawrence Island, popularly written books on Alaska life and biographies of famous and not-so-famous Alaskans.
Green began amassing books and articles on Alaska and neighboring regions around 1963 while serving as the Presbyterian Minster for Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island.

http://www.nomealaska.org/library/index.html (778 words)



<bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, Alaska (Cities)

<bb>>Nomeb>bb>> is located in the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Census Area on the Seward Peninsula near the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Bering Sea.
Today <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, population 3,505, is the commercial and governmental hub of northwestern Alaska and the supply center for mining operations and Eskimo villages.
Gold discoveries in the area have been reported as far back as 1865, and since that time, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>'s gold fields have yielded more than 135 million dollars.

http://www.ohwy.com/usa/alaska/nome (233 words)



The Alaska Page

You can get more information about <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> from the visitor's center at http://www.nomealaska.org.Above also are the current sunrise and sunset times.
The frozen Bering Sea is in the background.(1995)
Looking down the <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Sea wall on a misty summer day (1993).

http://www.guilliam.com/alaska.htm (259 words)



Aurora Borealis, <bb>>Nomeb>bb>> Alaska. Front page.

More intense local substorms during full moon, and again with no moonlight.
Sometimes, as I realize I'm facing another long dark winter, I long for those warm balmy days and nights down south.
Summer is opon us here in <bb>>Nomeb>bb>>, and the first dark nights are expected as usual, in late August.

http://northernlightsnome.homestead.com/Index.html (431 words)

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