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Seward | Moose
Pass | Girdwood
| Eagle River
| Eklutna |
| Knik | Tolovana
Roadhouse | Rainy Pass |
Takotna | Iditarod
| Kaltag | Unalakleet
| Golovin | Solomon
| Nome |
Golovin
History:
The
Eskimo village of "Chinik," located at the present site
of Golovin, was originally settled by the Kauweramiut Eskimos who
later mixed with the Unaligmiut Eskimos. Golovin was named for Captain
Vasili Golovnin of the Russian Navy. In 1887, the Mission Covenant
of Sweden established a church and school south of the current site.
Around 1890, John Dexter established a trading post that became
the center for prospecting information for the entire Seward Peninsula.
When gold was discovered in 1898 at Council, Golovin became a supply
point for the gold fields. Supplies were shipped from Golovin across
Golovnin Lagoon and up the Fish and Niukluk Rivers to Council. A
post office was opened in 1899. Reindeer herding was a integral
part of the missions in the area in the 1900s.
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