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Expedition Launch

When
1899
Where
Alaskan coast
Part of
Harriman Alaska Expedition is launched

The Harriman Alaska Expedition launched in 1899, beginning a two-month scientific voyage along the Alaskan coast aboard the George W. Elder.

Organized by Edward Harriman, the expedition set out in 1899. The voyage ran from Seattle to Alaska and Siberia and back again over two months. The group, including naturalist John Muir, traveled aboard the luxuriously refitted 250-foot steamer George W. Elder to explore and document the Alaskan coast.

Sources

  1. Harriman Alaska expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-15
  2. E. H. Harriman Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
  3. John Muir Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-11

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