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Bill Moore's Slough
 The
site is located on the left bank of Apoon Pass, southwest of Kotlik, in
the Yukon Delta. It lies at approximately 62° 57' N Latitude, 163° 46' W
Longitude (Sec. 06, T033N, R078W, Seward Meridian). The community is
located in the Bethel Recording District. The area encompasses 2 sq.
miles of land and 0 sq. miles of water.
This was a landing and riverboat
woodyard, first reported in 1899 by R.L. Faris of the U.S. Coast &
Geodetic Survey as "Konogkelyokamiut." The name "Bill Moore's Slough"
was first noted in the 1961 Census. At that time, there were 32 persons
living in the community.
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