Editing Nome, Alaska (section)

===World War II and later===
[[File:Alaska - Nabesna through Nome - NARA - 23942205.jpg|thumb|right|Winter in the 1940s]]
[[File:Alaska - Nabesna through Nome - NARA - 23942215.jpg|thumb|right|Summer in the 1940s]]
During World War II, Nome was the last stop on the ferry system for planes flying from the United States to the Soviet Union for the [[Lend-lease]] program. The airstrip currently in use was built and troops were stationed there. One "Birchwood" hangar remains and has been transferred to a local group with hopes to restore it. It is not located on the former [[Marks Air Force Base]] (now the primary [[Nome Airport]]); rather it is [[Nome City Field|a remnant of an auxiliary landing field]] a mile or so away: "Satellite Field". In the hills north of the city, there were auxiliary facilities associated with the [[Distant Early Warning Line|Distant Early Warning]] system that are visible from the city but are no longer in use.

Total gold production for the Nome district has been at least {{convert|3.6|e6ozt|kg}}.<ref>A.H Koschman and M.H. Bergendahl (1968) ''Principal Gold-Producing Districts of the United States'', US Geological Survey, Professional Paper 610, p.18.</ref>

Nome's population decline continued after 1910 although at a fairly slow rate. By 1950 Nome had 1,852 inhabitants.<ref>''Hammond's Complete World Atlas'', 1952 Edition, p. 355</ref> By 1960 the population of Nome had climbed to 2,316. At this point placer gold mining was still the leading economic activity. The local Alaska Native population was involved in ivory carving and the U.S. military had stationed troops in the city also contributing to the local economy.<ref>''World Book Encyclopedia'', 1967 Edition, Vol. 14, p. 351</ref> In 1995, Nome was "connected to the Internet."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chandonnet |first=Ann |title=Alaska's Native Peoples |publisher=Arctic Circle Enterprises |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-933837-14-7 |location=Anchorage |page=32}}</ref>

The [[Hope Sled Dog Race]] was run between Anadyr, Russia, and Nome after the fall of the Soviet Union.<ref>Racers did not actually cross the Strait on the ice; the sleds and teams were transported by boat and continued the race on land.</ref> The race continued for more than a decade, but has not been run since approximately 2004.