Bering Strait · AK
Wales
The westernmost town on the North American mainland.
- Population
- 168 (2020 census)
- Mission
- 1890
- Incorporated
- 1964
Then
- 1778
Captain Cook names Cape Prince of Wales.
- 1890
A mission opens. Reindeer arrive in 1894.
- 1918
The flu devastates the village.
Now
Wales, Kiŋigin in Iñupiaq, once was the region's biggest village thanks to whaling. This place includes Tin City.