Gold Creek (Juneau, Alaska)

Gold Creek from bridge on the Perseverance Trail

Gold Creek is a waterway in the southeastern section of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located in Silver Bow Basin at the edge of Juneau. In 1880, Chief Kowee revealed to prospectors Joe Juneau and Richard Harris the presence of gold in Gold Creek; the city of Juneau was founded in the same year.[1] Named by miners, it was first published in 1883.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Eakin, H.M., p. 96., Mineral Resources of Alaska, 1914, USGS Bulletin 622
  2. ↑ Baker, Marcus (1906). Geographic dictionary of Alaska (Public domain ed.). Govt. Print. Off. pp. 278–. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

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Coordinates: 58°17′56″N 134°25′12″W / 58.298824°N 134.419913°W