After congress approved the completion of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks in 1914, it was decided that a new town should be … See more

When Captain James Cook mapped the area in May of 1778, the Chugach people had already abandoned it. On a mission to find the legendary Northwest Passage, Cook was under orders to avoid any obvious rivers or inlets. Upon first sighting the inlet, and the … See more

By 1888, gold was discovered along Turnagain Arm at Resurrection Creek, and the small towns of Hope and Sunrise formed. As a new … See more

Between the 1930s and 1950s, air transportation became increasingly important. In 1930, Merrill Field replaced the city's original … See more

According to archaeological evidence discovered at Beluga Point along the Turnagain Arm, just south of modern-day Anchorage, the See more

Russian presence in south central Alaska was well established in the 19th century. Russian presence in the Cook Inlet was not as extensive as … See more

In 1914, congress passed the Alaska Railroad Act, and the Secretary of the Interior formed the Alaska Engineering Commission, consisting of Thomas Riggs Jr. See more