61 ° 52' 40.001" N,
162 ° 4' 52" W
Wade Hampton (CA)
112 ft (34.14 m)
Located on the east bank of Poltes Slough, north of Arbor Island, on the right bank of Yukon River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
HistoryOn July 15, 1913, gold was discovered on Wilson Creek by EL Mack ensuing stampede. The camp was located on a channel of the Yukon River because of the convenience for a riverboat landing. A post office called "Fortuna Ledge" was established here 1915 (Ricks, 1965, p. 21). The camp was named for Thomas Riley Marshall, 1854-1925, Vice President of the United States in the Woodrow Wilson administration, 1913-21. See Wilson Creek (Stuck, 1917,p197).
Cottonwood Point, Moonlight Point, Round Point,
Cities:Cliffs:Islands:Arbor Island, Nevensky Island, Rose Island,
Mine:Disappointment Mine, Willow Creek Mine,
Mountains:Baldhead Mountain, Mount Okumiak, Pilcher Mountain,
Rivers:Five Day Slough, Monarch Slough, Wilson Creek Slough,
Streams:Streams:Batto Creek, Brehnard Creek, Bud Creek, Davis Creek, Deep Creek, Disappointment Creek, East Fork Spruce Creek, East Fork Willow Creek, Elephant Creek, Engineer Creek, First Chance Creek, Hungry Creek, Joe Wise Creek, King Creek, Number 1 Creek, Number One Creek, Our Creek, Owl Creek, Pilcher Mountain Creek, Slope Creek, Spruce Creek, Surprise Creek, Wahpoo Creek, Willow Creek, Wilson Creek, Zone Creek,
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