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Solomon
Solomon is located on the west bank of the
Solomon River, 30 miles east of Nome. It lies one mile north of Norton
Sound. It lies at approximately 64° 34' N Latitude, 164° 26' W Longitude
(Sec. 03, T011S, R029W, Kateel River Meridian). The community is located
in the Cape Nome Recording District. The area encompasses 16 sq. miles
of land and 0 sq. miles of water.
 The
village was originally settled by Eskimos of the Fish River tribe, and
was noted on a map as "Erok" in 1900. The original site for Solomon was
in the delta of the Solomon River; it became a mining camp. The gold
rush during the summers of 1899 and 1900 brought thousands of people to
the Solomon area. Three enormous dredges worked the Solomon River. By
1904, Solomon had seven saloons, a post office, a ferry dock, and was
the southern terminus of a narrow gauge railroad that ran to the
Kuzitrin River. In 1913, the railroad was washed out by storms, and in
1918, the flu epidemic struck. This site is known as Dickson today, and
remains of structures and railroad equipment exist. In 1939, the
community relocated to the present site, which was formerly known as
Jerusalem. The BIA constructed a large school in 1940. During World War
II, a number of families moved away from Solomon. The post office and
BIA school were discontinued in 1956. The Solomon Roadhouse operated
until the 1970s.
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