History of Mount Foster

Named by United States and Canada for John Watson Foster, 1836-1917, former U.S. Secretary of State, who as agent of the Unied States participated in the Alaska Boundary Tribunal in London in 1903. Foster was born in Indiana and graduated from the Harvard Law School. After serving in the army during the Civil War, he was employed as an editor and as a postmaster. He served as Minister to Mexico, Russia, and Spain from 1873-85. He was Secretary of State under President Harrison, 1892-93, and in 1893 he represented the United States in arbitration for the Bering Fur-Seal Controversey.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Mount Foster

Canyon City,

Chilkat Glacier, Saussure Glacier,

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect,

Mount Foster, Mount Hoffman, Mount Van Wagenen,

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Nourse River,

Chilkoot Trail,