Marshall, also known as Fortuna Ledge, is located on the east bank of Poltes Slough, north of Arbor Island on the east bank of the Yukon River in the Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta. The first historical reference to this village comes from records kept by an expedition, which came upon the Yup’ik village of Uglovaia at this site in 1880. The next mention of the village is on July 15, 1913, when gold was discovered on nearby Wilson Creek. With the inevitable stampede, the settlement quickly became a mining camp. Its location on a channel of the Yukon River was convenient for riverboat landings. The village became known as Fortuna Ledge. Soon after, the first post office was established in 1915. |
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