Information About

Manila Creek

Manila Creek

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Southeast Fairbanks (CA)
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 2005 ft (611.12 m)
About

flows NW to Middle Fork Fortymile River, 54 mi. SW of Eagle, Yukon Tanana High.

History of Manila Creek

Named by prospectors for Manila Bay, Philippine Islands, where the United States destroyed the Spanish fleet in 1898 at the end of the Spanish-American War. The name is shown on an 1898 manuscript map by C. A. Woodruff.