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Accumulated fragments: The little long-lost towns and villages of the CBJ

...drawn up on the beach for a potlatch then in progress. In 1901 Yosh-Noosh, or Chief Johnson as he was known by the...name from the Perseverance lode claim and mine in 1885. In 1901 the Alaska Perseverance Gold Mining Co. built a 100-stamp...

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Neighbors | 100 Anniversary
Photo:An early Field of Dreams baseball diamond near mountains of gold

...community of Treadwell around 1910-15 on Douglas Island. The Treadwell town community (incorporated as a first class city in 1901) had its own school, library, baseball field, swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts, bowling alley, billiard...

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Sports
Dylan Baker drafted

...franchise began in 1990 when with the Grand Rapids Rustlers (founded in '84) moved to town. They became the Lake Shores; in 1901 they became the Cleveland Bluebirds, the Bronchos in '02 and Naps from '03-'12.Even Cy Young pitched there, albeit...

http://juneauempire.com/sports/2012-06-06/dylan-baker-drafted
Sports
Peterson Trail: a lengthy journey

...Some Names around Juneau," Peterson purchased and ran a small tin, stove, and hardware shop, which he eventually sold in 1901, in order to devote all his time to mining.Peterson returned to Germany in 1893 to marry Marie Jensen of Schleswig-Holstein...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2011-12-11/peterson-trail-lengthy-journey
Neighbors
Alaska on the page

...describes a two-year struggle to salvage the Canadian Pacific's steamer the SS Islander, which sank 12 miles from Juneau in 1901 with a rumored $3 million in gold on board."The Clara Nevada: Gold, Greed, Murder and Alaska's Inside Passage...

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Art
A quarterback, business man and visionary

...where he planned to complete his degree. Back in Alaska the following year, he worked at the Ebner Mine on Gold Creek and in 1901 became its superintendent. At the same time, Thane gained controlling interest in the Sumdum Chief mine. He then served...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-05-13/quarterback-business-man-and-vision
Neighbors
This Day in History

In Alaska Sound off on the important issues at In 1901, the Nome Nugget, the state's oldest continuously published newspaper, was established as a semi-weekly. In 1916, the...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/051806/sta_20060518025.shtml
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This Day in History

...Department was established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota...

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This Day in History

...Department was established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" in a speech at the Minnesota...

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This Day in History

...Department was established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman's forces occupied Atlanta. In 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice, "Speak softly and carry a big stick," in a speech at the Minnesota...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/090205/sta_20050902018.shtml
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