Information About

Marshall

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 52' 40.001" N,
162 ° 4' 52" W

Region

Wade Hampton (CA)

Elevation

112 ft (34.14 m)

Marshall in Detail.

About

Located on the east bank of Poltes Slough, north of Arbor Island, on the right bank of Yukon River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

On 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).