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Palmer River gold port

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

1875 settlement / boom era

Boom port for the Palmer River rush

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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