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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1898-1899) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1898 during the [[Alaska Gold Rush]] by elements of the [[14th U.S. Infantry]] in present day Dyea, | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1898-1899) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1898 during the [[Alaska Gold Rush]] by elements of the [[14th U.S. Infantry]] in present day Dyea, Skagway Borough, Alaska. Destroyed by fire and abandoned in 1899. | ||
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Destroyed by fire and abandoned 28 Jul 1899. | Destroyed by fire and abandoned 28 Jul 1899. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway Unit), Dyea, | Part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway Unit), Dyea, Skagway Borough, Alaska. | ||
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County= | County=Skagway Borough| | ||
State=Alaska| | State=Alaska| | ||
Country= US| | Country= US| | ||
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'''Location:''' Dyea, | '''Location:''' Dyea, Skagway Borough, Alaska. Map point is approximate. | ||
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[[Category:Alaska Gold Rush Forts]] | [[Category:Alaska Gold Rush Forts]] | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 29 December 2013
Camp Dyea (1898-1899) - A U.S. Army Camp established in 1898 during the Alaska Gold Rush by elements of the 14th U.S. Infantry in present day Dyea, Skagway Borough, Alaska. Destroyed by fire and abandoned in 1899.
Camp Dyea History
Established by a battalion of companies B & H of the 14th U.S. Infantry under the command of Colonel Thomas M. Anderson on 8 Mar 1898.
Destroyed by fire and abandoned 28 Jul 1899.
Current Status
Part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Skagway Unit), Dyea, Skagway Borough, Alaska.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1421583
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Location: Dyea, Skagway Borough, Alaska. Map point is approximate. Maps & Images Lat: 59.5047222 Long: -135.3583333 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 21
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