Information About

Bean Ridge

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 0' 24.998" N,
150 ° 47' 17.002" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Tanana

Elevation

2136 ft (651.05 m)

Bean Ridge in Detail.

About

extends NE-SW between Yukon and Tanana Rivers, 5 mi, NW of Manley Hot Sprngs, Tanana Low. 30 miles long.

History

Named in 1898 by W. J. Peters and A. H. Brooks, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), for the first trader to establish a post on the Tanana. The post was at Harper Bend, where Mrs. Bean was murdered by the Indians. See Harper Bend.