Juneau City

Juneau Borough, Alaska

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Juneau administrative offices are located at 155 South Seward Street, Juneau, AK 99801.
Phone: 907‑586‑5240.

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Photo: William Britt House, circa 1916, located in the Chicken Ridge Historic District, Juneau, AK. THe District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Photographed by User:gillfoto (own work), 2016, [cc‑3.0] via Wikimedia Commons, accessed September, 2021.

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Juneau was established following the discovery of gold on Gold Creek in Silver Bow Basin in 1880. The city became a center for hard-rock mining. The city was incorporated in 1900 and became the capital of the Alaska Territory in 1906. [1]

1. Alysia McLain, City and Borough of Juneau, Juneau Memorial Library, Juneau Alaska, nomination document, 2006, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.

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