Dickson was a settlement in the

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. Situated in the

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on the

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, it was located directly opposite

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, on the east bank of the

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. It was the coastal terminus of the

Council City and Solomon River Railroad Council City and Solomon River Railroad is an abandoned railroad in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its name refers to Solomon River (Alaska), Solomon River and the city of Council, Alaska, Council in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, Nome Census Area. Th ...

. All of its industries and inhabitants were connected with the railroad, and at its peak the town featured five saloons, six restaurants and other establishments. Established in 1903, it was named for T. Warren Dickson, general manager of the Western Alaska Construction Company, which built the railroad. By 1910, its population was approximately 50 residents.

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