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The Town of Faro is only about 3 decades old, being established in 1969, but has been one of the major fixtures in the territory since it's beginning. In the early days of the mine here, Faro played a pivotal role in the economy of the territory, and even now has a major effect on the entire territory when the mine is not operating. Following is some of the history of Faro and the region of Yukon in which it is located, as well as geographical and demographic information. Construction of the townsite was started in 1968. Dubbed "Faro" for the gambling card game of the same name, by 1969, there were a number of houses built and ready for occupancy. Then disaster struck. On Friday June 13th, a forest fire swept through the newly built town destroying all the houses except a handful. Undaunted, Cyprus Anvil cleared the debris and rebuilt the town. For years afterward, Faro was not a very attractive community, nestled in the midst of all the burnout. However, lots of people and groups pitched in to gradually clear the burnout away, and deciduous growth started springing up. Now, the community is full of color in the fall. The population of Faro in 1970 was about 800 people, and slowly grew over the years as the mine expanded, until 1981 when the population was just under 2000. In 1979, and again in 1981, Cyprus Anvil was forced to build more housing to ease the shortage, and a second trailer court was established to be able to quickly add more housing if needed. Due to the fact that the mine itself is such a tenuous thing relying on world ore prices for profitability, the population goes up and down depending on the mine situation now. However, there is always the hard-core Faroites that continue to make Faro their home regardless of the mine's status, and the businesses and infrastructure to support both the residents and visitors alike is maintained. |
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