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*[http://www.yukonalaska.com/pathfinder/gen/ Ship Passenger Lists, Klondike Stampeders and The Matanuska Colony] | *[http://www.yukonalaska.com/pathfinder/gen/ Ship Passenger Lists, Klondike Stampeders and The Matanuska Colony] | ||
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==Background== | |||
The earliest European inhabitants were Russian fur traders who first came to Kodiak Island in 1783. After Alaska was purchased by the United States, mineral deposits replaced furs as the chief economic attraction. | The earliest European inhabitants were Russian fur traders who first came to Kodiak Island in 1783. After Alaska was purchased by the United States, mineral deposits replaced furs as the chief economic attraction. | ||