4-666: Anvil Creek may refer to: Anvil Creek (Alaska) , site of the Anvil Creek Gold Discovery Site Anvil Creek, New South Wales Australia, site of the former Anvil Creek Mine and now home to the Anvil Creek development in Hunter Valley See also [ edit ] Anvil Creek Gold Discovery Site Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-675: Is a stream in Alaska. Part of it is in the Nome mining district near Nome, Alaska and became a center of gold rush attention after three Swedes found gold along it. The resulting influx of prospectors brought thousands of people to Nome in the spring of 1899. The large placer mine gold find was one of the first in Alaska and the Anvil Creek Gold Discovery Site was one of the richest placer claim sites ever found in Alaska. It yielded more than $ 5 million during its first five years. By 1965
12-617: The site was "largely returned to nature". The gold find helped trigger the Nome gold rush. The mines in the area included Nome Beach and the Snake River . The activity led to the establishment of Nome. Claim jumpers tried to challenge the Swedes claims to the Anvil Creek claims based on their nationality. A government corruption case involving judges and politicians including Alexander McKenzie and Arthur H. Noyes also developed. Teller Road crosses
16-473: The title Anvil Creek . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anvil_Creek&oldid=872344732 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anvil Creek (Alaska) Anvil Creek
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