History of Port Safety

Site of a mining camp established in the summer of 1900 at the height of the Nome gold rush (brooks, 1901, p. 66). Safety Post Pffice established here in 1900 and discontinued in 1902 (Ricks, 1965, p. 55). Name was taken from the lagoon.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Places Near Port Safety

Imokhtegokshuk,

Safety Sound,

Cape Nome,

Reindeer Hill,

Fox Lake,

Eldorado River, Flambeau River,

American Creek, Beaver Creek, California Creek, Concord Creek, Disappointment Creek, Discovery Creek, Dog Creek, Elmer Creek, Eureka Creek, Gold Run Creek, Harrison Creek, Pajara Creek, Seattle Creek, Volunteer Creek,

Cape Nome, Port Safety,