lection ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : K ed ah ▁state ▁constitu encies <0x0A> </s> ▁Fort ▁St . ▁Michael ▁was ▁an ▁installation ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁at ▁St . ▁Michael , ▁Al aska , ▁on ▁St . ▁Michael ▁Island ▁in ▁N orton ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁central ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁was ▁in ▁active ▁service ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁to ▁maintain ▁order ▁during ▁the ▁Kl ond ike ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁for ▁which ▁St . ▁Michael ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁trans ship ment ▁point ▁for ▁people ▁and ▁goods ▁moving ▁up ▁the ▁Y uk on ▁River , ▁whose ▁mouth ▁is ▁nearby ▁but ▁is ▁in access ible ▁to ▁ocean - going ▁ships . ▁ ▁The ▁installation ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁endpoint ▁of ▁the ▁W AM CAT S ▁cable , ▁a ▁military ▁communic ations ▁cable ▁extending ▁across ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁Its ▁importance ▁decl ined ▁substantial ly ▁after ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Rail road ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁providing ▁year - round ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁which ▁was ▁superior ▁to ▁the ▁season al ▁transport ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁The ▁post ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁bur ial s ▁of ▁its ▁gra vey ard ▁re located ▁to ▁Sit ka ▁National ▁C emetery ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁When ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁only ▁three ▁buildings ▁remained ▁of ▁the ▁once ▁extensive ▁installation