August 9th, 1899
This Day in Alaska History-August 9th, 1901
On August 9th, 1899, the River Cutter Nunivak arrived at the mouth of the Yukon River to commence operations there. The Cutter Nunivak was towed from the Lower 48 to the location of its operations by the Revenue Cutter Rush. The Nunivak was built and sent to the Yukon expressly to perform law enforcement, customs, […]