What the record shows
The federal survey describes the site: 20 mi. WSW of Eureka Roadhouse and 65 mi. NE of Palmer, Chugach Mts.
Name of former camp used as supply point for gold placers on Albert Creek; reported in 1914 by Chapin (1915, p. 128), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Recent USGS maps do not indicate this locality.
Startup Campappears 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
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From the field
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