What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: on coast of Bering Sea, 8 mi. SW of Cape Prince of Wales and 48 mi. NW of Teller; Seward Peninsula High.
"site of an Eskimo village reported in 1907 as ""the old native village Palazruk"" (Collier and others, 1908, p. 59). no population can be associated with the village, the 1954 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) Coast Pilot still refers to ""The native village of Pelazuk"" (p. 551)."
Pelazukappears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.
Before you visit
Unverified sites may sit on private land, and coordinates from historical records can be imprecise. Verify land status and access before traveling. Take photographs, leave nails — removing artifacts from federal land is a crime.
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From the field
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