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Sea Glass Pacific Coast - Alaska
Sea Glass Pacific at Nome Beach, Alaska
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From Featured Beaches
April 2009
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Nome Alaska Beach
- USA. Rated: Good (6-15
jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Added by: Susan Whitaker (thanks
Susan!) |
Nome is
a city
located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the
Bering Sea.
In the map to the right, the Seward Peninsula reaches out toward Russia
from about the middle of Alaska's Western Coast.
Nome is located a on the south side a little back from the tip. |
Sea Glass Pacific -
Map of Alaska relative to North American Continent
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Sea Glass Pacific
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Nome in 1900, mostly tents
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Once the largest city in
Alaska, Nome has had its ups
and downs. What is noticeable from these photos is the proximity of the
camps to the beach. Where do you think a lot of bottles ended
up?
Yes, as sea glass on the beach, of course! |
By 1907, many of the tents
in Nome had been replaced by
houses.
During the period from 1900 – 1909, estimates of Nome's population
reached as high as 20,000. The highest recorded population of Nome, in
the 1900 United States census, was 12,488.
At this time, Nome was the largest city in the Alaska Territory. Early
in this period, the U.S. Army policed the area, and expelled any
inhabitant each autumn who did not have shelter (or the resources to
pay for shelter) for the harsh winter.
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Sea Glass Pacific
Nome, 1907
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This photo shows Nome in 2006. According to 2005 Census Bureau
estimates, the city population was 3,590.
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In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic raged among Eskimos in the
Nome area.
Fierce statewide blizzard conditions prevented delivery of a
life-saving serum by airplane from Anchorage.
A relay of dog sled teams was organized to deliver the serum. The
annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates this historic event.
As you can imagine, with the history behind the city, there have been
reports of good sea glass finds there...if you can handle the weather -
highs don't get much above the mid 50s and that only in July!
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