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West, Alaska

Nome

Gold-rush public beach

Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

AmberAmber
Sea potterySea pottery
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: meds.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), NPS (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1899-1915

[doc-setting] Nome's public mining beach is famously open for recreational beachcombing and mining - one of the only legal gold-rush grounds in Alaska. 20,000 people tented on this strand; storm-cast finds are the play.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Arctic storms
fall surge season

Keep exploring nearby

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