Mary's Igloo, AK

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Mary's Igloo is an unpopulated, unorganized seasonal community along the Kuzitrin River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Mary's Igloo was a former native village named "Kauwerak" that became a regional hub with stores and a post office during the gold rush. It was renamed to Mary's Igloo after an Inupiat native Mary, who provided coffee for early explorers and trappers.

The former community of Mary's Igloo is now abandoned, but is used as a seasonal hunting and fishing camp by residents of the nearby village of Teller.

www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/marysIgloo/index.html

Overview & History:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS_2.cfm?Comm_Boro...
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Coordinates:   65°8'54"N   165°4'6"W
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