Oscarville, AK

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2006 population of 64. The population of the community consists of 100% Alaska Native or part Native Yup'ik Eskimos. Subsistence is an integral part of their lifestyle.

In 1908, Oscar Samuelson and his wife, an Eskimo from the Nushagak region, moved from Napaskiak across the River and opened a trading post. A few Native families settled nearby and the site came to be known as Oscarville. Samuelson managed the store for 45 years, until his death in 1953. By 1955, there were 13 homes and two warehouses in the village. The Samuelsons continued to operate the store until 1975 when it was sold; it was closed in the early 1980s. A school was built by the BIA in 1964.

Overview & Hostory:
www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_N...

Annotated aerial imagery:
www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/profiles/profile-maps.htm