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== History == [[File:Landing Fields - Alaska - McGrath Landing Field - NARA - 68158890 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|McGrath, 1944]] The Old Town McGrath site, across the river from present-day McGrath, was a meeting and trading place for Big River, [[Nikolai, Alaska|Nikolai]], [[Telida, Alaska|Telida]], and [[Lake Minchumina, Alaska|Lake Minchumina]] villagers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2020 |title=McGrath |url=https://www.tananachiefs.org/about/communities/mcgrath/ |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Tanana Chiefs Conference |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1904, Abraham Appel established a trading post in Old Town. In 1906, gold was discovered in the Innoko District, and in 1907, and at {{not a typo|Ganes Creek}}. Since McGrath was the northernmost point on the Kuskokwim River accessible by large riverboats, it became a regional supply center. A town was established at the site of Old McGrath in 1907, and was named for Peter McGrath, a local United States Marshal.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Iditarod Trail]] also contributed to McGrath's role as a supply center. From 1911 to 1920, hundreds of people walked and mushed over the trail on their way to the [[Ophir, Alaska|Ophir]] gold districts. Mining sharply declined after 1925. After a major flood in 1933, some residents moved across the river. Changes in the course of the river eventually left the old site on a slough, making it useless as a river stop. In 1940, an airstrip was cleared, the United States Federal Aviation Administration built a communications complex, and a school was opened. McGrath became an important refueling stop for [[Lend-Lease]] equipment during World War II.<ref name=":0" />
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