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Iditarod is an abandoned town in the Yukon-Koyukyuk area of Alaska. It's name is derived from it's location, as it sits along the Iditarod River. In 1908 gold was found along Otter Creek, a tributary of the Iditarod River. This caused a surge of wealth seekers to flock to the area in the summer of 1909. After more gold was found in the vicinity in 1910 the city of Iditarod was founded (at it's current location) as a head of navigation for all surrounding gold fields. Iditarod quickly became a bustling boomtown, with hotels, cafés, brothels, three newspapers (only one would last the year), a Miners and Merchants Bank, a mercantile store, electricity, telephones, automobiles, and a light railway. By 1930 nearly all of the gold was gone, & the town's inhabitants quickly followed suit (taking most of the buildings with them). Today only one cabin & a handful of other ruins remain (including the concrete vault from the Miners & Merchants Bank). Aside from attracting tourists, Iditarod is now best known as the halfway point along the southern route of The 'Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race'.
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∙ 11y agoIditarod is an abandoned town in the Yukon-Koyukyuk area of Alaska. It's name is derived from it's location, as it sits along the Iditarod River. In 1908 gold was found along Otter Creek, a tributary of the Iditarod River. This caused a surge of wealth seekers to flock to the area in the summer of 1909. After more gold was found in the vicinity in 1910 the city of Iditarod was founded (at it's current location) as a head of navigation for all surrounding gold fields. Iditarod quickly became a bustling boomtown, with hotels, cafés, brothels, three newspapers (only one would last the year), a Miners and Merchants Bank, a mercantile store, electricity, telephones, automobiles, and a light railway. By 1930 nearly all of the gold was gone, & the town's inhabitants quickly followed suit (taking most of the buildings with them). Today only one cabin & a handful of other ruins remain (including the concrete vault from the Miners & Merchants Bank). Aside from attracting tourists, Iditarod is now best known as the halfway point along the southern route of The 'Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race'.
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Who is the iditarod is named after?
the iditarod is named after the ghost town iditarod in the northern route.
Name that was give to Iditarod?
it was from the ghost town iditarod in the northern route.
What is the name of the old ghost town that is the halfway checkpoint on the southern route?
iditarod
Is Iditarod a ghost town?
Yes. The miners extracted all the gold and moved on. The town is now deserted.
How did the Iditarod trail get its name?
The Iditarod Trail was a trail used to transport goods that ran from Seward, passed through Iditarod, then ended in Nome. Iditarod was named after the Iditarod River. In the early 1900s, it saw a boom due to gold mining. After the gold was exhausted, the town became a ghost town.
What was the main industry of Iditarod checkpoint?
Gold. It is now a ghost town. The first people in this town came for the Alaska gold rush.
When was Iditarod a thriving town?
Around 1920. Gold was discovered nearby in 1910 and prospectors moved in but by 1930 the gold was gone and the town became a ghost town.
What was Iditarod's main industry?
Gold, it is now a ghost town. The first inhabitents had come when there was the Alaskan Gold Rush.
How did the name they name the Iditarod?
they maned the iditarod after a ghost town the race route passes on the northern route, which they run in odd years, rather they run the southern route in even years.
What city is called the home of the iditarod race?
The race is named after the town of Iditarod.
What town does the Iditarod start in?
Willow, Alaska
Where does the Iditarod trail get its name from?
There is a town on the iditarod trail named idtarod, so they named the trail after it i guess.
