Nome County AK Archives History - Businesses .....St. Michael 1902
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  ST MICHAEL. A town on an island of the same name in Norton sound. 65 miles

from the mouth of the Yukon river and 125 s e of Nome, the nearest banking

point. The town was settled by the Russians in 1835 and named Michaelovsky. It

has a miscellaneous collection of old Russian houses, native cabins and the

warehouses and stores of the various trading- and commercial companies. It is an

important transfer point between the ocean and Yukon river points. Has large

roomy wharves for the reception and shipment of freight. The headquarters of the

Department of Alaska of the U S army is located here, as is also the second

district of the U S court and a customs office. During the season of navigation

it has steamboat communication with Yukon river points and Seattle. Wash, from

which place it is distant about 2,700 miles. Mail during the season of

navigation by regular mail steamers. Pop. 857. 



ALASKA COMMERCIAL, CO, General Store.

Alaska Express Co, gen store. 

Copie T H. phys.

Hatch E T. dep colr of of [sic] customs. 

JAMES J H, Cigars. 

N A Transfer & Trading Co, gen store. 

Noyes Arthur H. judge U S dist court. 

Rice G L, saloon. 

Shepard Lennox B, U S comm'r. 

Trager C A. gents' furnishings. 

Vawter Cornelius L, U S marshal.



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R. L. Polk & Co.'s

District of Alaska Gazetteer

and Business Directory

for

1901-1902

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