Description

Jack Wade is located on Wade Creek, 46 mi. S of Eagle; Yukon-Tanana High.

History

mining camp named by miners for Jack Wade, prospector; reported in 1903 by T. G. Gerdine (in Prindle, 1905, pl. 16), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). post office was established in 1901 and maintained until 1948 (Ricks, 1965, p. 29). 1940.

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