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Jun 27, 1896 Sombor, Vojvodina, Serbia Died on 01 Jan 0001 (aged 1895) Cancer
Mike Pusich - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Mike Pusich
- Mike Pusich (1896-1953) was a Serbian American immigrant who was Mayor of Douglas, Alaska.
- Pusich immigrated to the United States in 1909 and settled in Douglas in 1912, where he remained until his death.
- He opened the Douglas Saloon in 1914, and became fire chief in 1936.
- As mayor, Pusich traveled to Washington D.C.
- at his own expense to secure the funds to relocate the U.S.
- Department of Interior Bureau of Mines office and laboratory to Douglas Island, and succeeded.In 2017, the Douglas Harbor was renamed 'Mike Pusich Douglas Harbor' to recognize the decades of contributions made by Pusich.[1]
