Schmidt House History Talk

April 3, 2025

Overview

HISTORY TALK: The 1883 Schwatka Expedition to the Yukon River

In 1881, the U.S. Army asked Congress to fund an exploration of the interior of Alaska. Congress refused, so an unsanctioned party of six soldiers and one civilian (a Washingtonian) disappeared into the Arctic wilderness in 1883. Local historian Dennis Larsen tells the harrowing story of their five-month adventure, based on the explorers’ journals.

Schmidt House History Talk

Schmidt House
330 Schmidt Place SW Tumwater, WA 98501
(360) 890-2299
karen@olytumfoundation.org

Admission

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