Tag Archives: Valdez

Jan-Feb Alaskan History

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Helen Hegener

Inside this issue: • CR&NWRR Steamboats on the Copper River – Between 1907 and 1911 the Copper River and Northwestern Railway operated a fleet of steamboats on the Copper and Chitina Rivers in support of railroad construction and mining operations at … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Explorers, Geology, Gold Rush History, missionaries, News & Information, Transportation | Tagged 1901 Yukon River Ethnographic Questionnaire, Alfred A. Selden, Anvik, Bethel, Captain William R. Abercrombie, Christ Church, Copper River, Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, CR&NWRR Steamboats, Dall River, Dr. James Taylor White, Dr. Joseph Romig, Eagle, Eagle-Valdez Trail, Edward J. Knapp, Glacial Lake Ahtna, Holy Cross, Ikogmiut, Issac Jones, John Wesley Powell, John Wight Chapman, Joseph Jules Jetté, Joseph Raphael Crimont, Juneau, Koserefsky, Lt. John C. Cantwell, Nulato, Oscar Fish, Patsy Ann the Bull Terrier, Rampart, Russian Mission, St. Andrews, St. James, St. Michael, St. Peter Claver, steamboats, Tanana, The Dog Team Doctor, trails, U. S. Army, USS Nunivak, Valdez | Leave a comment

Interesting Old Photos

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Helen Hegener

As I’m researching and doing reference work on articles for Alaskan History Magazine I come across many interesting old photographs of Alaska which don’t meet my needs, but which seem worth sharing for those who enjoy the history. Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Alaskan History Magazine, News & Information, photographs | Tagged Freighters, Freighting, Governor, Hinchinbrook, Juneau, Ketchikan, lighthouse, Rampart, Rex Beach, Tanana, Thompson Pass, Valdez, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail, Wells Fargo | 1 Comment

Old Alaskan Postcards

Posted on May 5, 2019 by Helen Hegener

This post may take a minute to load, but it’s worth the wait to see these great vintage postcards of Alaskan towns like Nome, Seward, Valdez, Skagway, Juneau and more! Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, News & Information | Tagged Fort Gibbon, Juneau, Keystone Canyon, Nome Gold Rush, postcards, Seward, Skagway, Valdez, Valdez Glacier, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail, Yukon River | 1 Comment

Across Alaska in 1907-08

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Helen Hegener

In October 1907, his work for the 1906-1908 Anglo-American Polar Expedition completed, Ejnar Mikkelsen set out on a formidable journey home, which would take him west along the Arctic coast from Flaxman Island, where he left Leffingwell to continue doing scientific research and mapping. Mikkelsen’s trail led to Barrow, Nome, Fort Gibbon, Manley Hot Springs, Fairbanks, and then down the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail to Valdez, where he boarded a ship for home. The first part of his journey was made by dogsled, the second half riding in the horse-drawn sledges which travelled the winter trails. Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Explorers, News & Information | Tagged Conquering the Arctic Ice, Ejnar Mikkelsen, Ernest de Koven Leffingwell, Fairbanks, Flaxman Island, Fort Gibbon, Icy Cape, Manley Hot Springs, Nome, Pitt Point, Valdez, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail | 1 Comment

Addison Powell in Valdez

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Helen Hegener

Addison M. Powell was an adventurer, prospector, hunter, and a guide for Captain William R. Abercrombie’s 1898 Copper River Exploring Expedition, one of three military expeditions organized to explore the interior of the new territory of Alaska. His book Trailing and Camping in Alaska, subtitled Ten Years Spent Exploring, Hunting and Prospecting in Alaska – 1898 to 1909, was republished in its entirety by Northern Light Media in September, 2018. Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska History, Book Reviews, Books, Gold Rush History | Tagged Abercrombie, Addison Powell, Copper River, Exploring, Miles Brothers, Nizina, Trailing & Camping in Alaska, Valdez, Valdez Glacier, Valdez-to-Fairbanks Trail | Leave a comment

Alaskan Roads and Trails History

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Helen Hegener

Alaska’s history can be defined in large part by the network of trails and roads which criss-cross the state, threading through the seemingly endless forests and across the wide tundra lands; winding over great mountain ranges and bridging tumultuous rivers. … Continue reading →