St. Michael, Alaska
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St. Michael, historically referred to as Saint Michael, is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2020 census, St. Michael had a population of 456.
The steamer New Racket hired by Al and Ed Schieffelin at the wharf of St. Michael, Alaska, in 1888 before its departure for the Yukon River.
Stereograph of the "Dora Bluhm" at the Port of St. Michaels, Alaska
Ed Schieffelin
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Edward Lawrence Schieffelin was an American prospector and Indian Scout who discovered silver in the Arizona Territory, an event that led to the founding of Tombstone. He entered into a partnership wi
St. Michael, Alaska
…the Yup'ik people of the area. The trading settlement and the island were named after the archangel Michael. The steamer New Racket hired by Al and Ed Schieffelin at the wharf of St. Michael, Alaska, in 1888 before its departure for the Yukon River. Fort St. Michael, a U.S. military post, was established in 1897…
Schieffelin in 1882
Ed Schieffelin's family tree
Ed Schieffelin in 1880
A rare specimen of silver ore from Bisbee with specks of silver on the surface.