Bluff, Alaska
Bluff, also known as Apookauchuk, was a 20th-century mining town in Alaska. It was built on the Seward Peninsula in 1900, as a result of the Nome Gold Rush. The town was located 55 miles (89 km) southeast of Nome.[1] The settlement was served by a post office for eighteen years, from 1901 to 1919.[2]
Coordinates: 64°34′22″N 163°45′15″W / 64.57278°N 163.75417°W
References
- ↑ "Bluff, Alaska". http://www.alaskagoldrush.info. Retrieved 17 January 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
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