History of Marys Igloo

Miners' name popularly applied to the Eskimo settlement at the head of steamboat navigation on the Kuzitrin River; reported as "Marys Igloo" by Brooks (1901, p. 11), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1900, the first year of gold prospecting in this area. transferred to flat-bottomed river boats that were towed upstream to the gold fields along the Kougarok and Kuzitrin Rivers or to the railway at Lanes Landing (Collier and others, 1908, p. 59). Balcom (1965, p. 16) attributes the name to an "Eskimo woman named Mary who held open house there for visiting miners, trappers and other travelers, who never arrived too late or too early for snacks and coffee at Mary's house, or 'igloo,' the Eskimo word for 'shelter.'" Alaska Native School was closed for lack of students by the teacher, the only white man left in the place." Igloo, which had been in continuous operation since 1901, was discontinued. in 1950, 64.

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Places Near Marys Igloo

Kauwerak,

Birch Hill, Hen and Chickens Mountain,

Crater Lake, Marys Lake, Lake Omiaktalik,

Marys Mountain,

Kaviruk River, North Fork Grand Central River, Pilgrim River, West Fork Grand Central River,

Badger Creek, Gold Run, Grand Union Creek, Hunter Creek, Johnston Creek, Paso Robles Creek, Pass Creek, Paystreak Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, Smith Creek, Thompson Creek, Warren Creek, Winter Creek,

Davidsons Landing, Igloo, Marys Igloo, New Igloo, Pilgrim Springs,