Dolly's House

Dolly's House (HM2486)

Location: Ketchikan, AK 99901 Ketchikan Gateway
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Country: United States of America
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N 55° 20.484', W 131° 38.469'

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Circa 1905

Dolly Arthur... one of the Creek's longest "working" residents

This house was the home of Dolly Arthur, Ketchikan's most famous "sporting woman."
From 1919 through the 1940s, it was also her place of business.

Dolly, whose given name was Thelma Copeland, had already practiced her trade in Vancouver, Juneau, Petersburg and at the other end of Creek Street when she finally settled here at #24.
She lived in the house until 1973, when ill health and failing eyesight required her to move into a nursing home.

Looking back on her career shortly before her death at age eighty-eight, she said:
"I guess men thought I was fun and attractive, because I always seemed to have more friends than the other girls on Creek Street.
I could never get along with other girls, you know - but I never had any trouble getting along with men."
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HM NumberHM2486
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Placed ByKetchikan Historic Commission
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Date Added Sunday, December 31st, 2017 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)9U E 332508 N 6135959
Decimal Degrees55.34140000, -131.64115000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 55° 20.484', W 131° 38.469'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds55° 20' 29.04" N, 131° 38' 28.14" W
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Area Code(s)907
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 28 Creek St, Ketchikan AK 99901, US
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