Author name: Jason Smith

After serving in the United States Marine Corps, I now work as a Web Developer. I aim to visit all 50 US states, with only five remaining. I enjoy indulging in whiskey, wine, coffee, occasional gaming (by breaking out the original NES or SNES.), and soaking in hot springs in my free time. I also enjoy hiking and taking pictures, along with metal detecting & magnet fishing.

Prospect Creek, Alaska Ghost Town

Alaska /

County: Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaZip Code:Latitude / Longitude: 66°48′48″N 150°38′38″W / 66.81333°N 150.64389°W / 66.81333Elevation: 014 ft (309 m)Time Zone: Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)Established:Disestablished:Comments: Prospect Creek is a very small settlement approximately 180 miles (290 km) north of present-day Fairbanks and 25 miles (40 km) southeast of present-day Bettles, Alaska. Years ago it was home to numerous mining expeditions and the camp […]

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Portage, Alaska Ghost Town

Alaska /

County:Zip Code:Latitude / Longitude: 60° 50′ 13.2 N, 148° 59′ 6 WElevation:Time Zone: Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)Established:Disestablished:Comments: Portage is a town and former settlement on Turnagain Arm in Alaska, about 47 miles (76 km) south of Anchorage. Popular recreational activities in the Portage area include visiting the wildlife center, floating Portage, Twentymile, Placer rivers, Fishing for hooligan in the

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Port Wakefield, Alaska Ghost Town

Alaska /

County:Zip Code:Latitude / Longitude: 58° 2′ 57 N, 153° 3′ 9 WElevation:Time Zone: Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)Established: 1930sDisestablished:Comments: Port Wakefield is a ghost town in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the northeast coast of Raspberry Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, along the western shores of the Gulf of Alaska. The community was established in the 1930s by Lee

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Ophir, Alaska Ghost Town

Alaska /

County: Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaZip Code:Latitude / Longitude: 63°08′41″N 156°31′10″W / 63.14472°N 156.51944°W / 63.14472Elevation:Time Zone: Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)Established:Disestablished:Comments: Ophir is an unincorporated area located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was named by miners after the wealthy land of Ophir mentioned in the Old Testament. The area was the site of a gold

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Ohagamiut, Alaska Ghost Town

Alaska /

County:Zip Code:Latitude / Longitude: 61° 34′ 4 N, 161° 51′ 49 WElevation:Time Zone: Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9)Established: 1892Disestablished: 1940sComments: Ohagamiut (Urr’agmiut in Central Alaskan Yup’ik) was a Yup’ik village along the Kuskokwim River in the Bethel Census Area of the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alaska, located between Crow Village and Kalskag. It was abandoned in the 1940s as

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