About: History of Anchorage, Alaska

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After congress approved the completion of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks in 1914, it was decided that a new town should be built as a port and rail hub along the route. The decision was made to develop a site near Ship Creek on Cook Inlet. Survey parties visited the area in 1914 and researched possible routes for the rails and options for siting the new town. Anchorage was originally settled as a tent city near the mouth of Ship Creek in 1915, and a planned townsite was platted alongside the bluff to the south. Anchorage was mostly a company town for the Alaska Railroad for its first several decades of existence.

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  • After congress approved the completion of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks in 1914, it was decided that a new town should be built as a port and rail hub along the route. The decision was made to develop a site near Ship Creek on Cook Inlet. Survey parties visited the area in 1914 and researched possible routes for the rails and options for siting the new town. Anchorage was originally settled as a tent city near the mouth of Ship Creek in 1915, and a planned townsite was platted alongside the bluff to the south. Anchorage was mostly a company town for the Alaska Railroad for its first several decades of existence. The strategic location of Alaska, which led to a massive buildup of military facilities throughout Alaska during the years of World War II, changed that. Largely due to the military presence and resource development activities throughout Alaska, Anchorage has enjoyed significant boosts to its population and economic base from 1940 to the present. The 1964 Alaska earthquake outright destroyed or caused significant damage to most of the Anchorage neighborhoods adjacent to Knik Arm, including its downtown. The community rapidly rebuilt, and has since emerged as a major American city. (en)
  • Первоначально Анкоридж был основан как палаточный лагерь близ устья Шип-Крик в 1914 году. Планировалось расширить город к береговой линии на юг. В течение первых десятилетий Анкоридж был одним из железнодорожных центров строящихся дорог. Его стратегическое расположение на севере США сопутствовало быстрому росту числа военных объектов в годы Второй Мировой войны. Это сильно сказалось на внешнем облике. С 1940 года население Анкориджа постоянно растёт, ко всему прочему, из-за разработки ресурсов и полезных ископаемых. Землетрясение 1964 года нанесло значительный ущерб многим районам и самому центру. Но разрушенную часть восстановили, и теперь это самый большой по площади и населению город Аляски, достаточно крупный по американским меркам транспортный и железнодорожный узел с развитой инфраструктурой. (ru)
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  • Fourth Avenue in 1944 and 1953 (en)
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  • After congress approved the completion of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks in 1914, it was decided that a new town should be built as a port and rail hub along the route. The decision was made to develop a site near Ship Creek on Cook Inlet. Survey parties visited the area in 1914 and researched possible routes for the rails and options for siting the new town. Anchorage was originally settled as a tent city near the mouth of Ship Creek in 1915, and a planned townsite was platted alongside the bluff to the south. Anchorage was mostly a company town for the Alaska Railroad for its first several decades of existence. (en)
  • Первоначально Анкоридж был основан как палаточный лагерь близ устья Шип-Крик в 1914 году. Планировалось расширить город к береговой линии на юг. В течение первых десятилетий Анкоридж был одним из железнодорожных центров строящихся дорог. Его стратегическое расположение на севере США сопутствовало быстрому росту числа военных объектов в годы Второй Мировой войны. Это сильно сказалось на внешнем облике. С 1940 года население Анкориджа постоянно растёт, ко всему прочему, из-за разработки ресурсов и полезных ископаемых. Землетрясение 1964 года нанесло значительный ущерб многим районам и самому центру. Но разрушенную часть восстановили, и теперь это самый большой по площади и населению город Аляски, достаточно крупный по американским меркам транспортный и железнодорожный узел с развитой инфраст (ru)
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  • History of Anchorage, Alaska (en)
  • История Анкориджа (ru)
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