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History of Anchorage, Alaska in photos

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Geography: Anchorage is a unified municipal consolidated city-borough in the U.S. state of Alaska, on the West Coast of the United States. It is Alaska's most populous city and contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 square miles (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state, Rhode Island, which has 1,212 square miles (3,140 km2).

Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska, at the terminus of the Cook Inlet, on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south. In September 1975, the City of Anchorage merged with the Greater Anchorage Area Borough, creating the Municipality of Anchorage. The municipal city limits span 1,961.1 square miles (5,079.2 km2), encompassing the urban core, a joint military base, several outlying communities, and almost all of Chugach State Park.

Due to its location, almost equidistant from New York City, Tokyo, and Frankfurt, Germany (via the polar route), Anchorage lies within 10 hours by air of nearly 90% of the industrialized world. For this reason, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a common refueling stop for international cargo flights and home to a major FedEx hub, which the company calls a "critical part" of its global network of services.

Settled: 1914

Incorporated - November 23, 1920 (city); January 1, 1964 (borough); September 15, 1975 (unified municipality)

History: Named for The anchorage at the mouth of Ship Creek

Population: 300 950

Sights:

Anchorage yard, 1930s
Anchorage yard, 1930s
Anchorage. City Building
City Building
Anchorage. Crescent Hotel, 1930s
Crescent Hotel, 1930s
Anchorage. First depot at Anchorage, 1930s
First depot at Anchorage, 1930s
Anchorage. Fourth Avenue, 1915
Fourth Avenue, 1915
Anchorage. Fourth Avenue in 1953
Fourth Avenue in 1953
Anchorage. Fourth Avenue, Masonic Temple
Fourth Avenue, Masonic Temple
Anchorage. Government building, 1930s
Government building, 1930s
Anchorage. Government lighters, 1930s
Government lighters, 1930s
Anchorage. Government machine shop - round-house and yards, 1920s
Government machine shop - round-house and yards, 1920s
Anchorage. Hospital, 1930s
Hospital, 1930s
Anchorage. Hospital, 1930s
Hospital, 1930s
Anchorage. Man in front of Anchorage Clothing Store
Man in front of Anchorage Clothing Store, between 1900 and 1916
Anchorage. Post Office, between 1900 and 1916
Post Office, between 1900 and 1916
Anchorage. Post Office, between 1900 and 1916
Post Office, between 1900 and 1916
Anchorage. Providence Hospital
Providence Hospital
Anchorage. Public School
Public School
Anchorage. Railroad, between 1900 and 1916
Railroad, between 1900 and 1916
Anchorage. Railroad Hospital
Railroad Hospital
Anchorage. Residential district
Residential district
Anchorage. S.S. Alameda, 1930s
S.S. Alameda, 1930s
Anchorage. Start of the government railroad, July 1, 1915
Start of the government railroad, July 1, 1915
Anchorage. Terminal, 1916
Terminal, 1916
Anchorage. View of Anchorage, between 1900 and 1916
View of Anchorage, between 1900 and 1916


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