Information About

Shevenak

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 12' 0" N,
162 ° 15' 0" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Eek

Shevenak in Detail.

About

on left bank of Kuskokwim River, at or near Eek Point, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

History

Former Eskimo village or camp reported in 1878-79 as "Shevenagamute" by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service. This spelling was shown on the 1880 Census map, but published "Shovenagamute," population 58, in Petroff's text (1884, p. 17). The 1890 Census lists "Shovenagamiut," population 62.