Bethel, Alaska on the Kuskokwim River, n.d.

• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1910
• Subjects: Bethel (Alaska); Cities & towns > Alaska; Wooden buildings > Alaska > Bethel; Kuskokwim River (Alaska); Kuskokwim; Yup'ik; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/panoram/id/56

PH Coll 900 Bethel, at its original location, was a Yup'ik village called Mamterillermiut, meaning "Smokehouse People," after the nearby fish smokehouse.[6] It was an Alaska Commercial Company trading post during the late 19th century. It had a population of 41 people in the 1880 U.S. Census. The Moravian Church established a mission in the area in 1885, under the leadership of Rev. John Henry Kilbuck, Jr. Kilbuck learned Yup'ik, which greatly enhanced his effectiveness as a missionary. Missionaries moved Bethel from Mamterillermiut to its present location on the west side of the Kuskokwim River. A United States Post Office was opened in 1905. (Source: Wikipedia)