Candle, Alaska

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Historic former gold-rush settlement following the discovery of gold along candle creek in 1901. Commercial placer gold mining still takes place in this area. This was the turnaround point for the All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race started in 1908 by Allan A. "Scotty" Allan. It was discontinued in 1917 due to America's involvement in WWI. Races were held in 1983 and 2008 to mark the 75th and 100th anniversaries, respectively.

books.google.com/books?id=VaoPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA391&lpg=PA3...

Gold rush era photos, including the town of Candle: (1907-1910)
www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photos...
and
vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&...

1945 photos on this page:
kotzpdweb.tripod.com/kotzhist4.html

1960 aerial photo:
vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cdmg2&C...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle,_Alaska
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Coordinates:   65°54'29"N   161°56'10"W
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