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Discovery of Gold

When: 1899
Where: Nome
Part of: Gold discovered at Nome, Alaska, starting the Nome Gold Rush

In 1899, gold was found in the beach sands along the coast at Nome, Alaska, spurring the stampede to new heights. This followed the September 1898 Anvil Creek discovery.

Passages date the Anvil Creek discovery to September 1898 by the "Three Lucky Swedes," who founded the Nome mining district. In 1899, gold was found in the beach sands for dozens of miles along the coast at Nome, spurring the stampede to new heights. A legacy row records the discovery date as 27 July 1899, but no supplied passage confirms that exact date.

Sources

Nome Gold Rush Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
Nome, Alaska Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14

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