Tin City, Alaska

Tin City is not a populated place except for a nearby minimally manned radar station, located at 65°33′31″N 167°56′53″W / 65.55861°N 167.94806°W / 65.55861; -167.94806Coordinates: 65°33′31″N 167°56′53″W / 65.55861°N 167.94806°W / 65.55861; -167.94806 in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is situated at mouth of Cape Creek, on the Bering Sea coast, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Cape Prince of Wales on the Seward Peninsula.^[1]

They also have the nearby Tin City LRRS (Long Range Radar Site) Airport.

History

Tin ore was discovered on Cape Mountain in July 1902. A mining camp was established at the base of the mountain in 1903 and the Tin City post office was opened in 1904. By 1907 it had a few widely scattered houses and two companies operating out of the village. The post office closed in 1909.^[1]

References

1 2 "Tin City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

Municipalities and communities of Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States

Cities	Brevig Mission Diomede Elim Gambell Golovin Koyuk Nome St. Michael Savoonga Shaktoolik Shishmaref Stebbins Teller Unalakleet Wales White Mountain

CDP	Port Clarence

Unincorporated community	Solomon

Ghost towns	Bluff Council Dickson King Island Mary's Igloo Tin City York

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