Information About

Dewey Creek

Dewey Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2648 ft (807.11 m)
About

flows SW to King Solomon Creek, 15 mi. S of Eagle, Yukon-Tanana High. 1 mile long.

History of Dewey Creek

Named by prospectors probably for Admiral George Dewey, 1837-1917, U.S. Navy (USN), who destroyed the Spanish navy in Manila Bay in 1898; name shown on a manuscript map by C. A. Woodruff, Fort Cudahy, Canda.