Stebbins, Alaska History
A Russian fort, Redoubt St. Michael, was built at nearby St. Michael by the Russian-American Company in 1833. The name Stebbins was first recorded in 1900; the Yupik name for the village is "Tapraq". The first census in the area, in 1950, listed 80 Yupiks residing in Stebbins. The city was incorporated in 1969.The Stebbins economy depends on commercial fishing, for herring and other fish, and subsistence fishing, gardening and hunting, supplemented by part-time wage earnings. Hunting is for seal, walrus, caribou, and beluga whale. The city government and school of about 200 students provide the only full-time positions.The Stebbins/St. Michael Reindeer Corral Project was …
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