Nulato
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Nulato Noolaaghe Doh |
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 Nulato
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| Coordinates: 64°43′48″N 158°6′51″W / 64.73000°N 158.11417°WCoordinates: 64°43′48″N 158°6′51″W / 64.73000°N 158.11417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Yukon-Koyukuk |
| Incorporated | April 22, 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maurice McGinty |
| • State senator | Donald Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.8 sq mi (116.0 km2) |
| • Land | 42.7 sq mi (110.7 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 302 |
| • Density | 7.9/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP codes | 99765 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-56350 |
Nulato (/nuːˈlætoʊ/; Noolaaghe Doh /nuːlaːɣə tɔːχ/, (chum salmon fish camp) in Koyukon) is a city in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 336.
Nulato was a location for trade between the Koyukon people and Inupiat people of the Kobuk River area before the arrival of Europeans.
In 1838, the Russian explorer Malakov established a trading post in Nulato.
The Kokukuk River people massacred a large part of the population of Nulato on February 16, 1851, during the Athapaskan uprising.
After the Alaska Purchase, a United States military telegraph line was constructed along the north side of the Yukon River. The gold rush along the Yukon River that began in 1884 brought many new diseases to the area and many people died. Our Lady of Snows Roman Catholic mission and school were opened in 1887 and many people moved to Nulato to be near the school. A measles epidemic and food shortages during 1900 reduced the population of the area by one-third. 1900 was also the peak year for steamboat travel on the Yukon River, with 46 boats in operation. That summer, two boats per day stopped at Nulato to purchase firewood.
Gold prospectors left the Yukon River area for Fairbanks and Nome in 1906. Lead mining began around neighboring Galena in 1919.
Nulato incorporated as a city in 1963. In 1981, housing was built at a new townsite 3 km (1.9 mi) from present Nulato.
Nulato is located at 64°43′48″N 158°6′51″W / 64.73000°N 158.11417°W (64.730011, -158.114101).
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