City of Marshall, Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States

Overview of Marshall

• Name:
  Marshall
• Official Name:
  City of Marshall
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City
• Located In:
  Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located on the east bank of Poltes Slough, north of Arbor Island, on the right bank of Yukon River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
• History (GNIS):
  On July 15, 1913, gold was discovered on Wilson Creek by EL Mack ensuing stampede. The camp was located on a channel of the Yukon River because of the convenience for a riverboat landing. A post office called "Fortuna Ledge" was established here 1915 (Ricks, 1965, p. 21). The camp was named for Thomas Riley Marshall, 1854-1925, Vice President of the United States in the Woodrow Wilson administration, 1913-21. See Wilson Creek (Stuck, 1917,p197).
• Surveys:
  Seward Meridian
  

  Range 70 West
  

  Townships: 20 North, 21 North
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:61.877777861° 52' 40.0"N

  Longitude:-162.0811111162° 04' 52.0"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Takshak 6.3 mi. NW
  • Willow Creek 7.4 mi. SE
  • Ingrihak 8.8 mi. S
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  (none listed within 15 mi.)
• Population:
  370
• Elevation:
  35 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  643458980
• Updated Apr 19, 2020