Circle, Alaska

Circle  is a city in Alaska, United States. Circle is the end of the Pan-American Highway.

The town started in 1893 because gold was found in Birch Creek.Haycox, Stephen, Alaska: An American Colony (University of Washington Press, 2002), pp. 201-02. Circle was named by miners who believed the town was on the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is actually about  north.

Each February, the town has a checkpoint for the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race.

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Category:Cities in Alaska
Category:1893 establishments in the United States
Category:19th-century establishments in Alaska